tom

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adjective 4 Polish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Declension 5 Portuguese 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Noun 6 Swedish 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Pronunciation 6.3 Adjective 6.3.1 Antonyms 6.3.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /tɒm/, IPA: /tQm/
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• Rhymes: -ɒm

[edit] Etymology 1

From generic use of the proper name Tom.

[edit] Noun

tom (plural toms)

1. The male of the domesticated cat.
2. The male of the turkey.
3. The male of certain other animals.
4. (British, slang) A prostitute.
5. (music) A type of drum.

[edit] Synonyms

• (male cat): tomcat
• (male turkey): turkey-cock
• (male of other animals): male
• (prostitute): see prostitute in WikiSaurus

[edit] Derived terms

tomboy tomcat

tomfool tom-tit

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[edit] Etymology 2

Shortened from tomato

[edit] Noun

tom (plural toms)

1. (British, greengrocers' slang) A tomato (the fruit).

   Toms 90p a pound

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: Mot , MOT

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse tómr.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɔm/, [tˢʌmˀ]

[edit] Adjective

tom

1. empty

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *tōm- (“‘empty’”). Akin to Old Norse tōmr "empty".

[edit] Adjective

tōm

1. empty
2. (fig.) free from

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

tom m.

1. volume (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format)

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tom	tomy
Genitive	tomu	tomów
Dative	tomowi	tomom
Accusative	tom	tomy
Instrumental	tomem	tomami
Locative	tomie	tomach
Vocative	tomie	tomy

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

From Latin tonus. Compare Spanish tono.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tõ/, SAMPA: /to~/

[edit] Noun

tom m.

1. tone (property of sound determined by the frequency)

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse tómr.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

tom

1. empty

[edit] Antonyms

• full

[edit] See also

• tömma