rómur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rómr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrouːmʏr/
• Rhymes: -ouːmʏr

Noun

rómur m (genitive singular róms, nominative plural rómar)

1. (usually uncountable) voice
   • Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen

     Þey þey! þey þey! þaut í holti tófa,

     þurran vill hún blóði væta góm,

     eða líka einhver var að hóa

     undarlega digrum karlaróm;

     útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun

     eru kannske að smala fé á laun.

     Hush, hush, hush, hush,

     a vixen dashed in the hillock,

     wanting to quench his thirst with blood.

     Or - is it someone calling,

     strangely, with a harsh male voice?

     Outlawed men, in the vast waste land

     are secretly guarding their stolen sheep.

   Synonyms: raust, rödd

Declension

Declension of rómur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rómur	rómurinn	rómar	rómarnir
accusative	róm	róminn	róma	rómana
dative	rómi, róm	rómnum, róminum	rómum	rómunum
genitive	róms	rómsins	róma	rómanna

Derived terms

• vera gerður góður rómur að (“to be well received”)
• einum rómi (“unanimously”)