-dom: difference between revisions
Line 222: | Line 222: | ||
===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
||
* {{ang-IPA|dōm |
* {{ang-IPA|dōm}} |
||
* {{ang-IPA|dom}} {{a|unstressed}} |
|||
===Suffix=== |
===Suffix=== |
||
Line 231: | Line 230: | ||
#: {{suffixusex|ang|cristen|gloss1=Christian|cristendōm|gloss2=Christianity}} |
#: {{suffixusex|ang|cristen|gloss1=Christian|cristendōm|gloss2=Christianity}} |
||
#: {{suffixusex|ang|ealdor|t1=elder|ealdordōm|t2=authority}} |
#: {{suffixusex|ang|ealdor|t1=elder|ealdordōm|t2=authority}} |
||
#: {{suffixusex|ang|frēo|gloss1=free| |
#: {{suffixusex|ang|frēo|gloss1=free|frēodōm|gloss2=freedom}} |
||
#: {{suffixusex|ang|hǣþen|gloss1=pagan|hǣþendōm|gloss2=paganism}} |
#: {{suffixusex|ang|hǣþen|gloss1=pagan|hǣþendōm|gloss2=paganism}} |
||
Revision as of 18:40, 16 November 2021
English
Etymology
From Middle English -dom, from Old English -dōm (“-dom: state, condition, power, dominion, authority, property, right, office, quality”, suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.
Cognate with Scots -dom (“-dom”), North Frisian -dom (“-dom”), West Frisian -dom (“-dom”), Dutch -dom (“-dom”), Low German -dom (“-dom”), German -tum (“-dom”), Danish -dom (“-dom”) -dømme (“-dom”), Swedish -dom (“-dom”) -döme (“-dom”), Norwegian -dom (“-dom”), Icelandic -dómur (“-dom”), Norwegian Bokmål -dømme, Norwegian Nynorsk -døme. Same as Old English dōm (“doom, judgment, sentence, condemnation, ordeal, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law, custom; justice, equity; direction, ruling, governing, command; might, power, dominion, supremacy, majesty, glory, magnificence, splendor, reputation, honor, praise, dignity, authority; state, condition”). No relation to English domain or dominion. More at doom.
Suffix
-dom
- Forming nouns denoting the condition or state of the suffixed word.
- 1995, Isabel Fonseca, Bury Me Standing, Vintage 2007, p. 74:
- there always seemed to be one outrageous beauty: an angel who would have been forced into indentured topmodeldom had she been found on a Paris bus; or a wavy-lipped, chisel-chinned, almond-eyed boy-warrior out of the Iliad, as beautiful as humans come.
- 1995, Isabel Fonseca, Bury Me Standing, Vintage 2007, p. 74:
- Forming nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the suffixed word.
- Forming nouns — usually nonce words — denoting the set of all examples of the suffixed word.
- 2011, Caitlin Moran, The Times, 19 Mar 2011:
- It is only the English language that has let the cabbage down – giving it, quite frankly, the ugliest name in all of veg-dom.
- 2011, Caitlin Moran, The Times, 19 Mar 2011:
- (fandom slang) Forming nouns denoting the fandom of the suffixed word.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Suffix
-dom
- Indicates a condition, situation or period.
- Indicates a religion, teaching or similar.
Derived terms
References
- “-dom” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch -dom, from Old Dutch -duom, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz. Cognate with English -dom, German -tum.[1]
Pronunciation
Suffix
-dom m
- belonging to a domain or territory (e.g. groothertogdom (“grandduchy”); this sense is no longer productive)
- quality or condition of the adjective stem (e.g. eigendom less productive than suffixes like -heid)
Derived terms
References
- ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
Low German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German -dôm, from Old Saxon -dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz. Cognate with English -dom, Dutch -dom, German -tum.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-dom
- belonging to a domain or territory (e.g. Hartogdom (“duchy”); this sense is no longer productive)
- quality or condition of the adjective stem (e.g. Riekdom less productive than suffixes like -heit)
Derived terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English -dōm, from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-dom
- Forming nouns denoting a state, condition, or office; -dom.
- Forming nouns denoting a condition or quality; -dom.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “-dọ̄m, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Suffix
-dom
- Suffix used to form nouns out of adjectives, meaning the quality, property or condition of the adjective.
Derived terms
References
- “-dom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Suffix
-dom
- Suffix used to form nouns out of adjectives, meaning the quality, property or condition of the adjective.
Derived terms
References
- “-dom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-dōm
- used to derive abstract nouns: -dom
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From dōm (“state, condition, authority, jurisdiction”).
Suffix
-dōm
- (belonging to a) domain or jurisdiction
- condition or quality
Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
Suffix
-dom c
Usage notes
- These nouns don't double the m in definite or plural forms, e.g. rikedomen, ungdomar. This is the same for the noun dom (“judgement, verdict”).
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English noun-forming suffixes
- English productive suffixes
- English fandom slang
- Danish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish lemmas
- Danish suffixes
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch suffixes
- Dutch noun-forming suffixes
- Dutch masculine suffixes
- Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German
- Low German terms derived from Middle Low German
- Low German terms derived from Old Saxon
- Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Low German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Low German lemmas
- Low German suffixes
- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English suffixes
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål suffixes
- Norwegian Bokmål noun-forming suffixes
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk suffixes
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English suffixes
- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
- Old Saxon lemmas
- Old Saxon suffixes
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish suffixes
- Swedish common-gender suffixes