ziom

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from ziomek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʑɔm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: ziom

Noun

ziom m pers

1. (slang) homie, bro, friend

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:znajomy

2. (slang) dude; generic term for a person

   Synonyms: facet, kolo, typ

Declension

Declension of ziom

	singular	plural
nominative	ziom	ziomy
genitive	zioma	ziomów
dative	ziomowi	ziomom
accusative	zioma	ziomów
instrumental	ziomem	ziomami
locative	ziomie	ziomach
vocative	ziomie	ziomy

Further reading

• ziom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ziom in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡si.ˈom]

Noun

ziom (nominative plural zioms)

1. uncle

Declension

declension of ziom

	singular	plural
nominative	ziom	zioms
genitive	zioma	ziomas
dative	ziome	ziomes
accusative	ziomi	ziomis
vocative 1	o ziom!	o zioms!
predicative 2	ziomu	ziomus

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

Synonyms

• hiter

Hypernyms

• ter (“uncle or aunt”)

Coordinate terms

• zian (“aunt”)