stoom

See also: Stoom

English

Verb

stoom (third-person singular simple present stooms, present participle stooming, simple past and past participle stoomed)

1. Alternative form of stum

References

• “stoom”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• MOTOS, Smoot, Tooms, moots, motos, smoot, tomos, tooms

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch stoom, from Middle Dutch *stôom, from Old Dutch *stōm, from Proto-West Germanic *staum, from Proto-Germanic *staumaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stʊə̯m/

Noun

stoom (uncountable)

1. steam

Derived terms

• stoomboot

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch *stôom, from Old Dutch *stōm, from Proto-West Germanic *staum, from Proto-Germanic *staumaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stoːm/

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• Hyphenation: stoom
• Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

stoom m (uncountable)

1. steam

Hypernyms

• waterdamp

Derived terms

• stomen
• stoombad
• stoombaggermolen
• stoomboot
• stoombrandspuit
• stoomcarrousel
• stoomdraaimolen
• stoomfiets
• stoomfluit
• stoomgemaal
• stoomketel
• stoomklep
• stoomkraan
• stoomkracht
• stoomlocomotief
• stoommachine
• stoommolen
• stoompaard
• stoompan
• stoompijp
• stoomrem
• stoomschip
• stoomstrijkijzer
• stoomtram
• stoomtrawler
• stoomtreiler
• stoomturbine
• stoomvaart
• stoomvaartuig
• stoomwals

Descendants

• Afrikaans: stoom
• → Indonesian: setom, setum
• → Papiamentu: stoom (dated)
• → West Frisian: stoom

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stoom.

Noun

stoom c (no plural)

1. steam

   Synonym: steam

Derived terms

• stoomboat

Further reading

• “stoom”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011