tomme
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Danish thumæ, Old Norse *þumi, from Proto-Germanic *þumô, *þūmô (“thumb”). Cognate with Swedish tumme (“thumb”), German Daumen (“thumb”), and English thumb. As a measurements, it is originally equal to the width of a thumb. An old diminutive of this word is found in Danish tommel, tommelfinger (“thumb”), Old Norse þumalfingr (*þumalaz) and English thimble (*þūmilaz).
Noun[edit]
tomme c (singular definite tommen, plural indefinite tommer)
- (historical or referring to foreign cultures) inch (a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot, in Denmark 2.62 cm until 1907; in English-speaking countries 2.54 cm)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “tomme” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
tomme
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tomme f (plural tommes)
- Alternative spelling of tome
Further reading[edit]
- “tomme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
tomme
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse þumal or þumall (thumb).
Noun[edit]
tomme m (definite singular tommen, indefinite plural tommer, definite plural tommene)
- an inch (unit of measurement: 12 tommer = 1 fot)
Usage notes[edit]
An old unit of measurement in Norway, nowadays used when referring to the internationally recognised inch.
References[edit]
- “tomme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
tomme
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse þumal or þumall (thumb).
Noun[edit]
tomme m (definite singular tommen, indefinite plural tommar, definite plural tommane)
- an inch (unit of measurement: 12 tommar = 1 fot)
Usage notes[edit]
As above.
References[edit]
- “tomme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
tomme
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