Definition
The realm, state, or condition of being a ghost; the supernatural world inhabited by ghosts and spirits.
Etymology
Compound of 'ghost' plus '-dom,' a suffix meaning realm or domain (as in 'kingdom'). The -dom suffix allowed English speakers to create abstract realms parallel to physical ones.
Kelly Says
The -dom suffix is brilliant—it lets English speakers create parallel worlds: we have kingdoms of the living and 'ghostdoms' of the dead, showing how language structures our understanding of reality itself!
Translations
ARالعربية
مملكة الأشباح
mamlakat alʾašbāḥ
CACatalà
regne dels fantasmes
rɛɡnə dels fəntɑzˈmɛs
CSČeština
říše duchů
r̝iːʃɛ dukʃu
DADansk
spøgelsesrige
spøˀɡəlsəriːə
DEDeutsch
Geisterreich
ɡaɪstɐʁaɪç
ELΕλληνικά
βασίλειο των φαντασμάτων
vasíleio ton fantasmáton
ESEspañol
reino de los fantasmas
reino de los fãntasmas
FAفارسی
دولت ارواح
dowlat arvāḥ
FRFrançais
royaume des fantômes
ʁwɑɡom de fɑ̃tɔm
HAHA
masarautar aljannu
masarautar aljannu
HEעברית
ממלכת הרוחות
mamlaḵat haruḥot
HUMagyar
szellemlét
sɛllɛmleːt
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerajaan hantu
kərɑjaɑn hɑntu
ITItaliano
regno dei fantasmi
rɛɡno dei fanˈtasma
KKKK
аруахтар әлемі
aruaxtar ɑlɛmi
KMKM
ព្រះរាជាណាចក្របិសាច
preah rɑciənaːcɑk bɨsaːc
KO한국어
유령 세계
yuryeong segye
MSBahasa Melayu
kerajaan hantu
kərɑjaɑn hɑntu
MYမြန်မာ
ဘီလူးကမ္ဘာ
bīlū kambha
NLNederlands
spookrijk
spoːkraɪ̯ç
NONorsk
spøkelsesriket
spøːkəlsəriːkət
PAPA
ਭੂਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਰਾਜ
bhūtāṁ dā rāj
PLPolski
królestwo duchów
kruˈlɛstfɔ dukʂuf
PTPortuguês
reino dos fantasmas
ʁɛj̃u duz fɐ̃tɐzmu
RORomână
regatul spectrelor
rɛɡatul spektrɛlor
RUРусский
царство призраков
tsarstvo prizrakov
SVSvenska
spökriket
spœkriːkɛt
SWKiswahili
ufalme wa pepo
ufalme wa pepo
TAதமிழ்
பேய்களின் உலகம்
peykaḷiṉ ulakam
TEతెలుగు
భూతాల లోకం
bhūtāla lokam
TLTL
reyno ng multo
rɛjno ng mʊlto
TRTürkçe
hayaletler diyarı
hɑjɑletlɛr dijɑri
UKУкраїнська
царство привидів
tsarstvo pryvydiv
URاردو
بھوتوں کا عالم
bhūton kā ʿālam
VITiếng Việt
thế giới bóng ma
tʰɛ giɔi bɔŋ ma
ZUZU
izwe lamaThongo
iːzwe lamaˈtʰoŋɡo