krom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "krom"

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkromː/

Noun

krom m

1. chromium

Derived terms

• ferrokrom
• kromadur
• kromat
• kromañ
• kromek
• kromet
• kromit
• nikrom

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrom]

Preposition

krom [with genitive]

1. alternative form of kromě

Further reading

• “krom”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “krom”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “krom”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Noun

krom n

1. alternative spelling of chrom

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɔm/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: krom
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

krom (comparative krommer, superlative kromst)

1. bent, curved, not straight
2. off, weird, irregular, flawed

Declension

Declension of krom
uninflected	krom
inflected	kromme
comparative	krommer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		krom	krommer	het kromst het kromste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kromme	krommere	kromste
	n. sing.	krom	krommer	kromste
	plural	kromme	krommere	kromste
definite		kromme	krommere	kromste
partitive		kroms	krommers	—

Derived terms

• krombekstrandloper
• kromheid
• kromhoorn
• kromhout
• kromliggen
• kromme
• krommen
• kromtaal
• kromzwaard

Related terms

• kromming

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krom
• Negerhollands: krom
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: krom
• Petjo: kerom
• → Aukan: koon

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

krom

1. inflection of krommen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

From Russian кроме (krome) and Polish krom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krom/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -om
• Syllabification: krom

Preposition

krom

1. except, save, sans

   Synonym: escepte

2. besides

Derived terms

• kroma
• krome

Further reading

• “krom”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “krom”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Kalasha

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman). Compare Kashmiri کٲم (kạ̄m).

Noun

krom

1. work

Lawi

Noun

krom

1. sky

Further reading

• Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27

Norwegian Bokmål

Chemical element (edit)
Cr Atomic number 24 krom
Classification data Period 4 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← vanadium (V)
Next: mangan (Mn) →

Noun

krom n (definite singular krommet) (uncountable)

1. chromium (chemical element, symbol Cr)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Chemical element (edit)
Cr Atomic number 24 krom
Classification data Period 4 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← vanadium (V)
Next: mangan (Mn) →

Noun

krom n (definite singular krommet) (uncountable)

1. chromium (as above)

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔm/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Northern Greater Poland) IPA^(key): [ˈkrɔm]
  • (Eastern Greater Poland) IPA^(key): [ˈkrɔm]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: krom

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kromъ.

Preposition

krom

1. (archaic) except, apart from, but [with genitive]

   Synonyms: okrom, oprócz, prócz

2. (archaic) besides, beyond, other than [with genitive]

   Synonyms: okrom, oprócz, prócz

Related terms

noun

• kromka

Etymology 2

See kram.

Noun

krom m inan

1. (Northern Greater Poland, Eastern Greater Poland) alternative form of kram

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

krom f

1. dative plural of kra

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

krom f

1. genitive plural of kroma

Further reading

• “krom”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)
• Oskar Kolberg (1877), “krom”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 34

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• hrȍm (Bosnia, Serbia)

Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome.

Noun

krȍm m inan (Cyrillic spelling кро̏м)

1. (Croatia) chromium

Declension

Declension of krom

	singular
nominative	krom
genitive	kroma
dative	kromu
accusative	krom
vocative	krome
locative	kromu
instrumental	kromom

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɔm/, [ˈkrɔm]
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Noun

krom m inan

1. inflection of ker:
   1. instrumental singular
   2. dative plural

Slovene

Chemical element (edit)
Cr Atomic number 24 krom
Classification data Period 4 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← vanadij (V)
Next: mangan (Mn) →

Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /króːm/, /krɔ́m/

Noun

krọ̑m or krȍm m inan

1. chromium

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	króm
genitive	króma
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	króm
genitive (rodȋlnik)	króma
dative (dajȃlnik)	krómu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	króm
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	krómu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	krómom

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	kròm
genitive	krôma
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kròm
genitive (rodȋlnik)	krôma
dative (dajȃlnik)	krômu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kròm
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	krômu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	krômom

Further reading

• “krom”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swedish

Chemical element (edit)
Cr Atomic number 24 krom
Classification data Period 4 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← vanadin (V)
Next: mangan (Mn) →

Etymology

From French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkroːm/

• Audio:

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Noun

krom n (uncountable)

1. chromium
2. chrome plating

Declension

Declension of krom

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	krom	kroms
	definite	kromet	kromets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• kroma

References

• “krom”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “krom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “krom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

• omkr.

Turkish

Chemical element (edit)
Cr Atomic number 24 krom
Classification data Period 4 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← vanadyum (V)
Next: manganez (Mn) →

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قروم (krom), from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɾom]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: krom

Noun

krom (definite accusative kromu, uncountable)

1. chromium (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of krom

	singular	plural
nominative	krom	kromlar
definite accusative	kromu	kromları
dative	kroma	kromlara
locative	kromda	kromlarda
ablative	kromdan	kromlardan
genitive	kromun	kromların