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 (edit)
Br Atomic number 35 broms
Classification data Period 4 Group 17 Block p-block Class halogen
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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)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	broms	—
genitive	broma	—
dative	bromam	—
accusative	bromu	—
instrumental	bromu	—
locative	bromā	—
vocative	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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	broms	broms
	definite	bromsen	bromsens
plural	indefinite	bromsar	bromsars
	definite	bromsarna	bromsarnas

Antonyms

• gas

Derived terms

• bromsa
• bromsarm
• bromspedal
• bromssko
• bromsspår
• bromstrumma
• nödbroms
• trumbroms

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	broms	broms
	definite	bromsen	bromsens
plural	indefinite	bromsar	bromsars
	definite	bromsarna	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 [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “broms”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “broms”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• rombs