grom

== English == === Etymology === Shortened from grommet. === Pronunciation === === Noun === grom (plural groms) (surfing, snowboarding, skimboarding, slang) A young surfer, wakeskater, wakeboarder, snowboarder, skimboarder, skateboarder, or kiteboarder. They were having this contest for grommets. The waves were micro. Even the groms were disgusted. ==== Synonyms ==== grommet === See also === grummet === Anagrams === gorm == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔm === Verb === grom inflection of grommen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == Kalasha == === Etymology === From Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to gather”). Compare Kashmiri گام (gām). === Noun === grom village Synonym: dey == Middle English == === Alternative forms === grome, grume === Etymology === From Old English *grōma, *grōm, from Proto-West Germanic *grōmō (“growth, tumor, stomach swelling”). Compare Middle Dutch grom, Old Norse grómr, gromr, and Old French gromme. Suggested to be either from the same root as growen (“to grow”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grō-, with a noun-forming suffix *-m-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡroːm/ === Noun === grom (plural gromes, genitive plural gromes or gromene) A boy; a male child (of any age) An attendant, servant, or follower (of a noble) A man, especially a commoner. ==== Descendants ==== English: groom → Dutch: groom Scots: grome, grume, greem → Old French: gromme, groume ⇒ Old French: groumet Middle French: gourmet French: gourmet → English: gourmet → Icelandic: grómr, gromr ==== References ==== “grọ̄m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 October 2018. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡrʊmː/ === Adjective === grom (masculine and feminine grom, neuter gromt, definite singular and plural gromme, comparative grommare, indefinite superlative grommast, definite superlative grommaste) splendid, excellent, fine, very nice === References === “grom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡrom/ Rhymes: -om === Adjective === grom alternative form of gram == Polish == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔm Syllabification: grom Homophone: Grom === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Polish grom, from Proto-Slavic *gromъ. ==== Noun ==== grom m inan (literary) thunder ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== grom second-person singular imperative of gromić ==== Noun ==== grom dative plural of gra === Further reading === “grom”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “grom”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “grom”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] == Romanian == === Noun === grom m (plural gromi) alternative form of groom ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gromъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡrôːm/ === Noun === grȏm m inan (Cyrillic spelling гро̑м) thunder ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== gr̀meti (“to thunder”) === Further reading === “grom”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === From Proto-Slavic *gromъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡrɔ́m/ === Noun === grȍm m inan thunder ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “grom”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026