tomt

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tomt

  1. neuter singular of tom

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse tomt, tompt.

Noun[edit]

tomt f or m (definite singular tomta or tomten, indefinite plural tomter, definite plural tomtene)

  1. a plot (of land), site, (building) lot
  2. a yard, open storage area

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tomt

  1. neuter singular of tom

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse tomt, tompt.

Noun[edit]

tomt f (definite singular tomta, indefinite plural tomter, definite plural tomtene)

  1. a plot (of land), site, (building) lot
  2. a yard, open storage area

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tomt

  1. indefinite neuter singular of tom

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse toft, topt, tompt, from Proto-Germanic *tumþiz and/or from Proto-Germanic *tumftō, both from Proto-Indo-European *dm̥- (to build).

Noun[edit]

tomt c

  1. a ground lot, a parcel (of land), that has had, currently has or in the future will have a house built on it. It especially refers either to the land that directly surrounds the house (not uncommonly fenced), even if the total estate might be much bigger, or a legally delineated lot in town-like environments, the smallest unit of urban land (with buildings) that can be separately owned. [1]
Declension[edit]
Declension of tomt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tomt tomten tomter tomterna
Genitive tomts tomtens tomters tomternas
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Finnish: tontti

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