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dom.

dumb, brainless

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɔm/
  1. dumb, brainless

  2. stupid, silly

  3. accidental, thoughtless

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dom, domp, from Old Dutch dump, from Proto-West Germanic *dumb, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz.

noun/dɔm/
  1. a duomo, either an episcopal cathedral or another major church (often a basilica) which has been granted this high rank

    masculine
  2. a dome, cupola

    masculine
Where this word comes from

16th-century alteration (after Middle French dome) of Middle Dutch doem, from Old Dutch doem, from Proto-West Germanic *dōm, from Latin domus (“house, building”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm. Compare German Dom (older Thum).

noun/dɔm/
  1. an ecclesiastical form of address, notably for a Benedictine priest

    masculine
  2. a nobleman or clergyman in certain Catholic countries, notably Portugal and its colonies

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin dominus (“master”), from Latin domus (“house, building”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”).

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