-dom

1. (morpheme) Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of the root word.
2. (morpheme) Forms nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the root word.
3. (morpheme) Forms nouns — usually nonce words — denoting the set of all examples of the suffixed word.
4. (morpheme, slang) Forms nouns denoting the fandom of the suffixed word.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/-dəm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -dom

Inherited from Old English: -dōm

Cognate with Scots: -dom

Cognate with Northern Frisian: -dom

Cognate with Western Frisian: -dom

Cognate with Dutch: -dom

Cognate with Low German: -dom

Cognate with German: -tum

Cognate with Danish: -dom

Cognate with Swedish: -dom

Cognate with Norwegian: -dom

Cognate with Icelandic: -dómur

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: -dømme

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: -døme

Cognate with Old English: dōm

In summary

From Middle English -dom, from Old English -dōm (“-dom: state, condition, power, authority, property, right, office, quality”, suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.
Cognate with Scots -dom (“-dom”), North Frisian -dom (“-dom”), West Frisian -dom (“-dom”), Dutch -dom (“-dom”), Low German -dom (“-dom”), German -tum (“-dom”), Danish -dom (“-dom”) -dømme (“-dom”), Swedish -dom (“-dom”) -döme (“-dom”), Norwegian -dom (“-dom”), Icelandic -dómur (“-dom”), Norwegian Bokmål -dømme, Norwegian Nynorsk -døme. Same as Old English dōm (“doom, judgment, sentence, condemnation, ordeal, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law, custom; justice, equity; direction, ruling, governing, command; might, power, supremacy, majesty, glory, magnificence, splendor, reputation, honor, praise, dignity, authority; state, condition”). No relation to English domain or dominion. More at doom.

Synonyms

dom

Translations

-tum

-dom