-dom
state, realm, condition
Old English · -dom (dōm)
Old English -dōm means "state, power, realm". Added to a word it names a condition or domain: free becomes freedom, king becomes kingdom, bored becomes boredom, fan becomes fandom.
Memory trick
DOM sounds like "dome": a dome over a place, a realm of its own.
Words from this root
- kingdom (king + dom) — realm ruled by a kingराज्य, राजशाही
- freedom (free + dom) — state of being freeआज़ादी
- wisdom (wise + dom) — quality of being wiseसमझदारी
- boredom (bore + dom) — state of being boredऊब
- stardom (star + dom) — state of being famousप्रसिद्धि
- martyrdom (martyr + dom) — state of a martyrशहादत
- fandom (fan + dom) — community of fansप्रशंसक समुदाय
- officialdom (official + dom) — the world of officialsअफ़सरशाही
- dukedom (duke + dom) — realm of a dukeड्यूक का राज्य
- earldom (earl + dom) — realm of an earlअर्ल का राज्य
- fiefdom (fief + dom) — land held in serviceजागीर
- chiefdom (chief + dom) — territory of a chiefसरदार का इलाक़ा