boum

See also: Boum

French

Etymology

Imitative. The spelling variant boom is borrowed from English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bum/
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Interjection

boum

  1. boom (sound of explosion)

Noun

boum f (plural boums)

  1. dance event

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Noun

boum

  1. genitive plural of bōs

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbou̯m/

Noun

boum m

  1. tree
  2. beam

Declension

Declension of boum (strong masculine without umlaut)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein dër boum die boume
genitive eines dës boumes dër boume
dative eime dëm boume dën boumen
accusative einen dën boum die boume
Declension of boum (strong masculine with umlaut)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein dër boum die böume
genitive eines dës boumes dër böume
dative eime dëm boume dën böumen
accusative einen dën boum die böume

Notes on Declension

  • The first table shows the originally more common declension. The second table shows the declension with i-Umlaut, which became more common.

Descendants

  • Alemannic German: Baaum, Bum, Baim, Baum, Boum
  • Bavarian: Bam, paam, pame
  • Central Franconian: Boom, Baum, Boum, Baam
    • Hunsrik: Baam
    • Luxembourgish: Bam
    • Transylvanian Saxon: bum
  • East Central German:
  • East Franconian: Baam, Bääm
  • German: Baum
  • Rhine Franconian: Baam
    • Pennsylvania German: Baam
    • Palatine German: Baam
  • Yiddish: בוים (boym)

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “B01671”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
  • "boum" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *baum, possibly from Proto-Germanic *bagmaz.

    Cognate with Old English bēam.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bou̯m/

    Noun

    boum m (plural bouma)

    1. tree
    2. beam

    Declension

    Declension of boum (masculine a-stem)
    case singular plural
    nominative boum boumā, bouma
    accusative boum boumā, bouma
    genitive boumes boumo
    dative boume boumum
    instrumental boumu —

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    Volapük

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /boˈum/

    Noun

    boum (nominative plural boums)

    1. bomb

    Declension

    Declension of boum
    singular plural
    nominative boum boums
    genitive bouma boumas
    dative boume boumes
    accusative boumi boumis
    vocative 1 o boum! o boums!
    predicative 2 boumu boumus

    1 status as a case is disputed
    2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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