/ˈtɒmə/, [ˈtˢʌmə], [ˈtsɒm.ə]
OprindelseFrom 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).
- common-gender, historicalinch (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)
- definite, form-ofdefinite of tom
- form-of, pluralplural of tom
Formertommen(definite, singular) · tommer(indefinite, plural) · tomme(indefinite, nominative, singular) · tommen(definite, nominative, singular) · tommer(indefinite, nominative, plural) · tommerne(definite, nominative, plural) · tommes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · tommens(definite, genitive, singular) · tommers(genitive, indefinite, plural) · tommernes(definite, genitive, plural)