prom

See also: Prom and PROM

English

Etymology

Clipping of promenade.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɹɑm/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹɒm/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒm

Noun

prom (plural proms)

  1. (British) A promenade concert.
  2. (British, abbreviation) A promenade.
  3. (US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g,. near the end of the academic year.
    Would you like to be my prom date?

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Latvian

Adverb

prom

  1. away
  2. off

Synonyms

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pormъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /prɔm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔm
  • Syllabification: prom

Noun

prom m inan

  1. ferry
  2. (astronautics) shuttle
    prom kosmiczny ― space shuttle

Declension
Declension of prom
singular plural
nominative prom promy
genitive promu promów
dative promowi promom
accusative prom promy
instrumental promem promami
locative promie promach
vocative promie promy

Further reading
  • prom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • prom in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Volapük

Noun

prom (nominative plural proms)

  1. promise

Declension
declension of prom
singular plural
nominative prom proms
genitive proma promas
dative prome promes
accusative promi promis
vocative 1 o prom! o proms!
predicative 2 promu promus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

West Frisian

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /prom/

Noun

prom c (plural prommen, diminutive promke)

  1. (Clay) plum

Alternative forms
  • prûm (Wood)

Further reading
  • “prom”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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