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-dom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dom"

English

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Etymology

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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.

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Suffix

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-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

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English terms suffixed with -dom
condition or state
belonging to a domain or jurisdiction

Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse -dómr.

Suffix

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-dom

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

Derived terms

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Danish terms suffixed with -dom

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Cognate with English -dom, German -tum.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɔm/
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Suffix

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-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

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Dutch terms suffixed with -dom

References

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  1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /doːm/, /doʊ̯m/, /dɔʊ̯m/

Suffix

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-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

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Suffix

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-dom

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

Derived terms

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Middle English terms suffixed with -dom

Descendants

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  • English: -dom
  • Scots: -dom

References

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  1. ^ Jordan, Richard (1974)  Eugene Crook, transl., Handbook of the Middle English Grammar: Phonology (Janua Linguarum; 214)‎[1], The Hague: Mouton & Co. N.V., →DOI, § 137, page 140.
  2. ^ “-dọ̄m, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse -dómr.

Suffix

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-dom

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

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -dom

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse -dómr.

Suffix

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-dom

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

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -dom

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Old English

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Etymology

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

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Suffix

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-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

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Declension of -dōm (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative -dōm -dōmas
accusative -dōm -dōmas
genitive -dōmes -dōma
dative -dōme -dōmum

Derived terms

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Old English terms suffixed with -dom

Descendants

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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

Suffix

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-dōm

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

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse -dómr.

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-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

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  • 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

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Swedish terms suffixed with -dom

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Anagrams

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