Toom

See also: toom

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as toym in 1225. Likely indirectly derived from Latin tumba (“grave, burial mound”). Compare Tommel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːm/

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• Hyphenation: Toom
• Rhymes: -oːm
• Homophone: toom

Proper noun

Toom n

1. A hamlet in Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Estonian

Proper noun

Toom (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a surname

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German tôm, from Old Saxon *tōm, tām, from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz. Cognate with English team.

Noun

Toom m (plural Tomen)

1. bridle

Saterland Frisian

n Houngst mäd n Toom.

Etymology

From Old Frisian tām, from Proto-West Germanic *taum. Cognates include German Zaum and West Frisian team.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːm/
• Hyphenation: Toom
• Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

Toom m (plural Tome)

1. bridle

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Toom”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN