-dom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dom"

English

Etymology

From Middle English -dom, from Old English -dōm (“-dom: state, condition, power, authority, property, right, office, quality”, suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, 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, supremacy, majesty, glory, magnificence, splendor, reputation, honor, praise, dignity, authority; state, condition”). No relation to English domain or dominion. More at doom.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /-dəm/

Suffix

-dom

1. Forming nouns denoting the condition or state of the suffixed word.

   boredom, freedom, martyrdom, stardom

2. Forming nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the suffixed word.

   Christendom, fiefdom, kingdom, Saxondom

3. Forming nouns — usually nonce words — denoting the set of all examples of the suffixed word.

   catdom, dogdom, furrydom, gothdom, wingdom

   • 2011 March 19, Caitlin Moran, The Times:

     It is only the English language that has let the cabbage down – giving it, quite frankly, the ugliest name in all of veg-dom.

   • 1995, Isabel Fonseca, Bury Me Standing, Vintage, published 2007, page 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.

4. (fandom slang) Forming nouns denoting the fandom of the suffixed word.

   Potterdom, stfdom

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -dom

condition or state

• apedom
• birddom
• boredom
• crocodiledom
• fishdom
• freedom
• frogdom
• halidom
• heirdom
• mammaldom
• martyrdom
• muscledom
• reptiledom
• saintdom
• selfdom
• sharkdom
• stardom
• whoredom
• wisdom

belonging to a domain or jurisdiction

• Christendom
• computerdom
• dukedom
• earldom
• fandom
• fiefdom
• filmdom
• kingdom
• moviedom
• gaydom
• planetdom
• popedom
• princedom
• sheikdom

Anagrams

• MOD, MoD, ODM, mod, mod.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse -dómr.

Suffix

-dom

1. Indicates a condition, situation or period.
2. Indicates a religion, teaching or similar.

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -dom

References

• “-dom” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -dom, from Old Dutch -duom, from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.

Cognate with English -dom, German -tum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔm/

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Suffix

-dom m

1. belonging to a domain or territory (e.g. groothertogdom (“grandduchy”); this sense is no longer productive)
2. quality or condition of the adjective stem (e.g. eigendom less productive than suffixes like -heid)

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -dom

Low German

Alternative forms

• -doom

Etymology

From Middle Low German -dôm, from Old Saxon -dōm. Cognate with English -dom, Dutch -dom, German -tum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːm/, /doʊ̯m/, /dɔʊ̯m/

Suffix

-dom

1. belonging to a domain or territory (e.g. Hartogdom (“duchy”); this sense is no longer productive)
2. quality or condition of the adjective stem (e.g. Riekdom less productive than suffixes like -heit)

Derived terms

• Christendom, Cristendom
• Egendom
• Freedom
• Hartogdom
• Hilligdom
• Rikdom, Riekdom
• Süükdom
• Wassdom
• Öllerdom

 

Middle English

Alternative forms

• -dam, -dame, -dome, -don, -doom, -dum

Etymology

Inherited from Old English -dōm, from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-doːm/
• (reduced) IPA^(key): /-dum/, /-dam/

Suffix

-dom

1. Forming nouns denoting a state, condition, or office; -dom.
2. Forming nouns denoting a condition or quality; -dom.

Derived terms

Middle English terms suffixed with -dom

Descendants

• English: -dom
• Scots: -dom

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse -dómr.

Suffix

-dom

1. Suffix used to form nouns out of adjectives, meaning the quality, property or condition of the adjective.

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -dom

References

• “-dom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse -dómr.

Suffix

-dom

1. Suffix used to form nouns out of adjectives, meaning the quality, property or condition of the adjective.

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -dom

References

• “-dom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːm/

Suffix

-dōm m

1. used to derive abstract nouns: -dom

   ‎cristen (“Christian”) + ‎-dom → ‎cristendōm (“Christianity”)

   ‎ealdor (“elder”) + ‎-dom → ‎ealdordōm (“authority”)

   ‎frēo (“free”) + ‎-dom → ‎frēodōm (“freedom”)

   ‎hǣþen (“pagan”) + ‎-dom → ‎hǣþendōm (“paganism”)

Declension

Declension of -dōm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-dōm	-dōmas
accusative	-dōm	-dōmas
genitive	-dōmes	-dōma
dative	-dōme	-dōmum

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -dom

Descendants

• Middle English: -dom, -dam, -dame, -dome, -don, -doom, -dum
  • English: -dom
  • Scots: -dom

Old Saxon

Etymology

From dōm (“state, condition, authority, jurisdiction”), from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm.

Suffix

-dōm

1. (belonging to a) domain or jurisdiction
2. condition or quality

Descendants

• Middle Low German: -dôm
  • Low German: -dom

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse -dómr.

Suffix

-dom c

1. -hood, -ledge, -ness; making a noun (representing a state) from an adjective or noun

   ‎rik (“rich”) + ‎-dom → ‎rikedom (“wealth, fortune”)

   ‎ung (“young”) + ‎-dom → ‎ungdom (“youth”)

   ‎barn (“child”) + ‎-dom → ‎barndom (“childhood”)

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

Swedish terms suffixed with -dom

See also

• -döme

Anagrams

• mod