rõõm

See also: room and Room

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rëëmu, of possible onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Finnish riemu and Livonian rȭm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɤːm/, [ˈrɤːm]

Noun

rõõm (genitive rõõmu, partitive rõõmu)

  1. joy, happiness

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), rõõm”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • rõõm in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • rõõm in Sõnaveeb
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