I. ˈȯm noun
( -s )
Etymology: Dutch aam, from Middle Dutch āme; akin to Old English ōme, ōma, a liquid measure, Middle High German ōme, Icelandic āma; all from a prehistoric North Germanic-West Germanic word borrowed from Latin ama pail, from Greek amē; akin to Latin sentina bilge water, Lithuanian semti to draw (water)
: an old Dutch and German unit of liquid capacity (as for wine) varying from 36 to 42 gallons
II.
variant of om