aroma
English
Etymology
From Late Latin arōmata (“spices”) (or arōma (“spice”)), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈɹəʊmə/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈɹoʊmə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊmə
Noun
aroma (plural aromas or aromata)
- A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
- I love the aroma of cinnamon.
- 2024 May 1, Tom Ingall, “Hope springs eternal for better services”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 52:
- The smell of fresh asphalt hangs heavy in the air at Dore & Totley station. It's even powerful enough to overcome the usual delightful aromas emanating from the well-known curry house which occupies the original platform building.
Synonyms
- (a pleasant smell): fragrance, nosegay, scent
- See also Thesaurus:aroma
Derived terms
Translations
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Catalan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma).
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
aroma
- inflection of aromar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “aroma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “aroma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “aroma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “aroma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- aroom
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaːˈroː.maː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: aro‧ma
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: aroma
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): [aˈroma]
- Rhymes: -oma
- Hyphenation: a‧ro‧ma
Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin arōma (“spice, herb”), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “spice, herb”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒromɒ]
- Hyphenation: aro‧ma
- Rhymes: -mɒ
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | aroma | aromák |
accusative | aromát | aromákat |
dative | aromának | aromáknak |
instrumental | aromával | aromákkal |
causal-final | aromáért | aromákért |
translative | aromává | aromákká |
terminative | aromáig | aromákig |
essive-formal | aromaként | aromákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | aromában | aromákban |
superessive | aromán | aromákon |
adessive | arománál | aromáknál |
illative | aromába | aromákba |
sublative | aromára | aromákra |
allative | aromához | aromákhoz |
elative | aromából | aromákból |
delative | aromáról | aromákról |
ablative | aromától | aromáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
aromáé | aromáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
aromáéi | aromákéi |
Possessive forms of aroma | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | aromám | aromáim |
2nd person sing. | aromád | aromáid |
3rd person sing. | aromája | aromái |
1st person plural | arománk | aromáink |
2nd person plural | aromátok | aromáitok |
3rd person plural | aromájuk | aromáik |
Related terms
References
- Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Further reading
- aroma in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- aroma in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch aroma, from Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaroma]
- Hyphenation: aro‧ma
Noun
aroma (first-person possessive aromaku, second-person possessive aromamu, third-person possessive aromanya)
- aroma: smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
- food flavouring
- (figurative) nature, characteristic
Derived terms
- beraroma
- searoma
- aroma kosmetik
- aroma susu
Related terms
Further reading
- “aroma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈrɔ.ma/
- Rhymes: -ɔma
- Hyphenation: a‧rò‧ma
audio (file)
Derived terms
Further reading
- aroma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈroː.ma/, [äˈroːmä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈro.ma/, [äˈrɔːmä]
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | arōma | arōmata |
Genitive | arōmatis | arōmatum |
Dative | arōmatī | arōmatibus |
Accusative | arōma | arōmata |
Ablative | arōmate | arōmatibus |
Vocative | arōma | arōmata |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Catalan: aroma
- → Danish: aroma
- → Dutch: aroma
- → English: aroma
- → Esperanto: aromo
- → Finnish: aromi
- French: arôme
- Galician: aroma
- → German: Aroma
- → Hebrew: אָרוֹמָה (aróma)
- Italian: aroma
- → Japanese: アロマ (aroma)
- → Norwegian Bokmål: aroma
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: aroma
- Portuguese: aroma
- Romanian: aromă
- Spanish: aroma
- → Swedish: arom
References
- “aroma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
Related terms
References
- “aroma” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
Noun
aroma m (definite singular aromaen, indefinite plural aromaer or aromaar, definite plural aromaene or aromaane)
Related terms
References
- “aroma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾõ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾo.ma/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɾo.mɐ/
- Hyphenation: a‧ro‧ma
Related terms
Romanian
Verb
a aroma (third-person singular present aromează, past participle aromat) 1st conj.
- Alternative form of aromi
Conjugation
infinitive | a aroma | ||||||
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gerund | aromând | ||||||
past participle | aromat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | aromez | aromezi | aromează | aromăm | aromați | aromează | |
imperfect | aromam | aromai | aroma | aromam | aromați | aromau | |
simple perfect | aromai | aromași | aromă | aromarăm | aromarăți | aromară | |
pluperfect | aromasem | aromaseși | aromase | aromaserăm | aromaserăți | aromaseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să aromez | să aromezi | să aromeze | să aromăm | să aromați | să aromeze | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | aromează | aromați | |||||
negative | nu aroma | nu aromați |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arǒːma/
- Hyphenation: a‧ro‧ma
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɾoma/ [aˈɾo.ma]
- Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: a‧ro‧ma
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin arōma (“spices”), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
aroma
- inflection of aromar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “aroma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aroma, from Late Latin arōma (“spices”), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈɾoma/ [ʔɐˈɾo.mɐ]
- Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: a‧ro‧ma
Noun
aroma (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜋ)
- aroma
- Synonyms: amoy, bango, halimunmon, samyo, alimyon
- sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)
- Synonym: romas
- unique or fine characteristic
Related terms
- aromatiko
Further reading
- “aroma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018