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rum.

room (part of a building)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/romˀ/[ˈʁɔmˀ]
  1. room (part of a building)

    neuter
  2. compartment

    neuter
  3. space (the universe except Earth and its atmosphere)

    definite · neuter
    De fravalgte at udforske rummet.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą (“room, open space”), cognate with English room, German Raum, Dutch ruim, Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌼 (rum).

adj/romˀ/[ˈʁɔmˀ]
  1. wide, spacious

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse rúmr, from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz (“roomy, spacious, open”), cognate with English room (archaic), German raum (archaic), Dutch ruim, Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌼𐍃 (rums). Related to the noun.

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