"rum" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /ʁʊm/ Audio: De-rum.ogg
Etymology: From dialectal German (e)rum, reduced form of herum and in some dialects darum. Etymology templates: {{cog|de||(e)rum}} German (e)rum Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} rum, {{de-adv}} rum
  1. (colloquial) alternative form of herum (“around”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial Alternative form of: herum (extra: around) Derived forms: rumballern, rumeiern, rumsitzen, rumstehen
    Sense id: en-rum-de-adv-O2x5x48k Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 25 entries, Pages with entries
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