English Explanatory Dictionary

roomth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Room; sufficient space for a person or thing to occupy; place.
  2. Roominess; spaciousness.

Pronunciation

/ɹʊmθ/ /ɹuːmθ/

Word forms

roomth

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rymthe, from Old English rȳmþ (“roominess, spaciousness”) (compare Old English rȳmet (“room, space”)), from Proto-West Germanic *rūmiþu (“roominess”), from Proto-West Germanic *rūm (“roomy, spacious”), equivalent to room (“wide, spacious, roomy”) + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Dutch ruimte (“room, space”), German Low German Rüümte (“room, space”), German Räumte (“cargo capacity of a ship”), Swedish rymd (“space”).

Derived words

roomthsome roomthy
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