loomとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /luːm/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /lum/
• 韻: -uːm

語源 1

From Middle English lome, from 古期英語 lōma, ġelōma (“tool, utensil, implement, article of furniture, household effect”) (also as andlōma, andġelōma, andlāma (“utensil, instrument, implement, tool, vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *lōmō, *lamō (“tool, utensil”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Dutch alaam, allaam (“tool, household ware または good, appliance”), from Middle Dutch andlame. Perhaps originally meaning "a thing of frequent use, thing repeatedly needed", in which case, akin to 古期英語 ġelōme (“often, frequently, continually, repeatedly”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *lōmiz, *lōmijaz (“lame, halt”), from Proto-Indo-European *lem- (“to break, soften”).

Compare Old High German giluomo, kilōmo (“often, frequently”), Old High German luomen (“to wear out, fatigue”), Old High German *luomī (as in gastluomī (“hospitality”), 古期英語 lama (“lame”). See lame.

名詞

loom (複数形 looms)

1. A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.

   heirloom, workloom

2. A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
   • January 8, 1751, Samuel Johnson, "The Mischiefs of Total Idleness" in The Rambler

     Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and the distaff.

3. The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade; the shaft.

派生語

• backstrap loom
• handloom
• heirloom
• power loom
• wiring loom
• workloom

語源 2

Shetland dialect, denoting a diver or guillemot, from Old Norse lómr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to howl”) (expressive root).

名詞

loom (複数形 looms)

1. (dated) loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)

参照

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 650-51

語源 3

From Old Norse ljóma (“to shine”)^[1].

動詞

loom (三人称単数 現在形 looms, 現在分詞 looming, 過去形および過去分詞形 loomed) (intransitive)

1. To appear indistinctly, e.g. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.

   The clouds loomed over the mountains.

2. (figuratively) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person または thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.
   • 2011 August 7, Chris Bevan, “Man City 2 - 3 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     With no extra-time to be played and penalties looming, the Portuguese winger pounced on some hesitant City defending to run on to a Wayne Rooney clearance, round Joe Hart and slot home.

   • 2021 November 3, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Rolling stock concerns as '701s' "not fit for purpose"”, in RAIL, number 943, page 21:

     In the meantime, SWR staff have warned privately that an acute shortage of rolling stock is looming, because the new trains are not ready.

3. (figuratively) To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
   • 1822, John M. Mason, The Evangelical Ministry Exemplified in the Apostle Paul

     On no occasion does he [Paul] loom so high, and shine so gloriously, as in the context.

名詞

loom (複数形 looms)

1. A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.

参照

アナグラム

• mool