# roomth

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹʊmθ/

## Definitions
1. Room; sufficient space for a person or thing to occupy; place.
2. Roominess; spaciousness.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rymthe, from Old English rȳmþ (“roominess, spaciousness”) (compare Old English rȳmet (“room, space”)), from Proto-West Germanic *rūmiþu (“roominess”), from Proto-West Germanic *rūm (“roomy, spacious”), equivalent to room (“wide, spacious, roomy”) + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Dutch ruimte (“room, space”), German Low German Rüümte (“room, space”), German Räumte (“cargo capacity of a ship”), Swedish rymd (“space”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roomth