crom

See also: cróm

Catalan
Chemical element
Cr Previous: vanadi (V)
Next: manganès (Mn)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrew- (“to grind, rub”).

Pronunciation

Noun

crom m (uncountable)

  1. chromium

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cromm, from Old Irish cromb, from Old English crumb, from Proto-Germanic *krumbaz (whence German krumm and Dutch krom).

Adjective

crom (genitive singular masculine croim, genitive singular feminine croime, plural croma, comparative croime)

  1. bent down, bent over, stooped, hunched

Declension
Declension of crom
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative crom chrom croma;
chroma²
Vocative chroim croma
Genitive croime croma crom
Dative crom;
chrom¹		 chrom;
chroim (archaic)		 croma;
chroma²
Comparative níos croime
Superlative is croime

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
crom chrom gcrom
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *krumb, from Proto-Germanic *krumbaz.

Adjective

crom

  1. bent, not straight
  2. wrong (morally)

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • cromp

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Dutch: krom
  • Limburgish: krómp

Further reading
  • “crombe (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “crom (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Noun

crom

  1. Alternative form of crome

Romanian
Chemical element
Cr Previous: vanadiu (V)
Next: mangan (Mn)

Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreu (“to grind, rub”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /krom/

Noun

crom n (uncountable)

  1. chromium (chemical element)

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cromm (“bent, stooped”). The verb is from Old Irish crommaid (“to bend down, stoop”), from the adjective.

Adjective

crom (comparative cruime)

  1. bent, curved, crooked, round

Synonyms

Verb

crom (past chrom, future cromaidh, verbal noun cromadh, past participle cromte)

  1. bend, curve
  2. bow, stoop
  3. crouch
  4. nod

Synonyms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
cromchrom
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Vietnamese
Chemical element
Cr Previous: vanađi (V)
Next: mangan (Mn)

Etymology

From French chrome.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɹom˧˧], [kəː˨˩ ɹom˧˧] ~ [kɹom˧˧], [kəː˨˩ zom˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɹom˧˧], [kəː˦˩ ɹom˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɹom˧˧], [kəː˨˩ ɹom˧˧]
  • Phonetic: crôm, cờ Rôm

Noun

crom

  1. chromium
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