totem

See also: Totem and tótem

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoʊtəm/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtəʊtəm/
• Hyphenation: to‧tem

Noun

totem (plural totems)

1. Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
2. The representation of such object or creature.
3. The clan whose kinship is defined in reference to such an object or creature.
   • 1921, Wilhelm Max Wundt, Edward Leroy Schaub, Elements of folk psychology: outlines of a psychological history:

     The totem members were forbidden to eat the flesh of the totem animal, or were allowed to do so only under specific conditions.

   • 2014, Michael Pomedli, Living with Animals: Ojibwe Spirit Powers, page 165:

     These meanings flow from bear-like characteristics imprinted on totem members. Members of the bear clan may have dispositional, cognitive, and physical capabilities similar to those of bear.

4. An arbitrarily chosen object serving as a reminder to check whether one is awake or not, to aid in having lucid dreams.
   • 2010, "ren", Inception and Lucid Dreaming (on newsgroup alt.religion.wicca)

     The best way to determine if you are dreaming or not is to have a totem in your lucid dreams that does not exist in reality. Inducing yourself is as easy as waking up during the night and practicing as you fall back asleep. Say, "I will be aware I am dreaming while I am dreaming by seeing my totem."

Derived terms

• totemism
• totem pole
• totemically

Translations

natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe

• Afrikaans: totem
• Arabic: طَوْطَم (ṭawṭam)
• Armenian: տոտեմ (hy) (totem)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 圖騰／图腾 (zh) (túténg), 图腾 (zh) (túténg)

• Czech: totem m
• Danish: totem
• Dutch: totem (nl) m
• Esperanto: totemo
• Estonian: tootem
• Finnish: toteemi (fi)
• French: totem (fr) m
• Georgian: ტოტემი (ṭoṭemi)
• German: Totem (de) m
• Irish: tótam m
• Italian: totem (it) m
• Japanese: トーテム (tōtemu)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 토템 (totem)
• Lithuanian: totemas m
• Ngarrindjeri: ngartjie
• Nyunga: baronga
• Ojibwe: doodem
• Polish: totem (pl) m
• Portuguese: totem m
• Romanian: totem (ro)
• Russian: тоте́м (ru) m (totém)
• Slovene: totem (sl)
• Sotho: seboko (st)
• Spanish: tótem (es) m
• Tagalog: totem
• Turkish: totem (tr)
• Vietnamese: tô-tem (vi), vật tổ

representation of such a creature

• Armenian: տոտեմ (hy) (totem)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 圖騰／图腾 (zh) (túténg), 图腾 (zh) (túténg)

• Finnish: toteemi (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: tótam m
• Japanese: トーテム (tōtemu)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• motet, motte

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

totem m (plural totems, diminutive totempje n)

1. totem, object that signifies a kinship group
2. totem, physical representation of a kinship symbol

Derived terms

• totempaal

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ.tɛm/

Noun

totem m (plural totems)

1. totem

Derived terms

• totémique
• totémiser
• totémisation

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German

Adjective

totem

1. strong dative masculine/neuter singular of tot

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Italian

Un totem – A totem

Etymology

Borrowed from English totem, from Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.tem/, [ˈt̪ɔːt̪em]
• Hyphenation: tò‧tem

Noun

totem m (uncountable)

1. totem

Derived terms

• totemico
• totemismo

Anagrams

• metto

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English totem, from Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.tẽj̃/

Noun

totem m (plural totens)

1. totem (object or creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family)
2. totem pole (Native American sculpture made by carving trees)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tǒteːm/
• Hyphenation: to‧tem

Noun

tòtēm m (Cyrillic spelling то̀те̄м)

1. totem

Declension

Declension of totem

	singular	plural
nominative	tòtēm	totemi
genitive	totéma	totema
dative	totemu	totemima
accusative	totema	toteme
vocative	toteme	totemi
locative	totemu	totemima
instrumental	totemom	totemima

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French totem, From Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Noun

totem (definite accusative totemi, plural totemler)

1. (religion) totem

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	totem
Definite accusative	totemi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	totem	totemler
Definite accusative	totemi	totemleri
Dative	toteme	totemlere
Locative	totemde	totemlerde
Ablative	totemden	totemlerden
Genitive	totemin	totemlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular totemim totemlerim 2nd singular totemin totemlerin 3rd singular totemi totemleri 1st plural totemimiz totemlerimiz 2nd plural toteminiz totemleriniz 3rd plural totemleri totemleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular totemimi totemlerimi 2nd singular totemini totemlerini 3rd singular totemini totemlerini 1st plural totemimizi totemlerimizi 2nd plural toteminizi totemlerinizi 3rd plural totemlerini totemlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular totemime totemlerime 2nd singular totemine totemlerine 3rd singular totemine totemlerine 1st plural totemimize totemlerimize 2nd plural toteminize totemlerinize 3rd plural totemlerine totemlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular totemimde totemlerimde 2nd singular toteminde totemlerinde 3rd singular toteminde totemlerinde 1st plural totemimizde totemlerimizde 2nd plural toteminizde totemlerinizde 3rd plural totemlerinde totemlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular totemimden totemlerimden 2nd singular toteminden totemlerinden 3rd singular toteminden totemlerinden 1st plural totemimizden totemlerimizden 2nd plural toteminizden totemlerinizden 3rd plural totemlerinden totemlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular totemimin totemlerimin 2nd singular toteminin totemlerinin 3rd singular toteminin totemlerinin 1st plural totemimizin totemlerimizin 2nd plural toteminizin totemlerinizin 3rd plural totemlerinin totemlerinin

Synonyms

• ongun

Derived terms

• totemci
• totemcilik