broms

See also: Broms

Latvian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɔːms]
• IPA^(key): [brɔms]

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Noun

Chemical element
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broms m (1st declension)

1. bromine (nonmetallic chemical element, with atomic number 35.)

   broma sāls, sāļi ― bromine salt, salts

   broma iegūšana ― bromine extraction

   broma lietošana ― the use of bromine

   broma savienojumi, preparāti ― compounds of bromine

Declension

Declension of broms (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	broms	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	bromu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	broma	—
dative (datīvs)	bromam	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	bromu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	bromā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	brom	—

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German premese. Compare German Bremse and Norwegian Nynorsk brems.

Noun

broms c

1. (mechanical engineering) brake; a device used to slow or stop a vehicle, by friction; often installed on the wheels, then often in the plural.
2. brake; something that slows or stops an action
3. (colloquial) brake pedal

Declension

Declension of broms
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	broms	bromsen	bromsar	bromsarna
Genitive	broms	bromsens	bromsars	bromsarnas

Antonyms

• gas

Derived terms

• bromsa
• bromspedal
• bromsspår
• nödbroms
• bromsarm
• bromssko

Etymology 2

en broms

Borrowed from Middle Low German bromese, compare German Bremse and Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramara). Replaced earlier Old Swedish brims, compare Norwegian Nynorsk brems.

Noun

broms c

2. horsefly (fly of the family Tabanidae)

   Bromsbett gör ont

   Horsefly bites hurt

Declension

Declension of broms
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	broms	bromsen	bromsar	bromsarna
Genitive	broms	bromsens	bromsars	bromsarnas

See also

• knott (“black fly”)
• mygga (“mosquito”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

broms

1. indefinite genitive singular of brom

References

• broms in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• broms in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• broms in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• rombs