hram

See also: hrám

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz.

Nomen

hram m

1. raven

Related terms

• hraƀan, hravan

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic храмъ (xramŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xormъ. Compare Russian храм (xram), Bulgarian храм (hram), Macedonian храм (hram), and Serbo-Croatian храм (hrȃm). For usage as patron saint's day, compare Ukrainian храм (xram).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhram/
• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: hram

Nomen

hram n (plural hramuri)

1. church (service)
2. temple
3. parish fair, dedication day, celebration in honor of a patron saint of a church, kermis
4. the patron of a church

Declension

Declension of hram

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) hram	hramul	(niște) hramuri	hramurile
genitive/dative	(unui) hram	hramului	(unor) hramuri	hramurilor
vocative	hramule		hramurilor

See also

• biserică

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xormъ. In its Islamic context, it might have come from Arabic حرام or حرم, possibly through Ottoman Turkish harem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xrâːm/

Nomen

hrȃm m (Cyrillic spelling хра̑м)

1. temple
2. shrine
3. holy ground

Declension

Declension of hram

	singular	plural
nominative	hrȃm	hrámovi
genitive	hrama	hramova
dative	hramu	hramovima
accusative	hram	hramove
vocative	hrame	hramovi
locative	hramu	hramovima
instrumental	hramom	hramovima