Ursprungtumme (“thumb”) + -a
- to thumb (touch or manipulate with one's thumb)
- to confirm mutual agreement (sometimes by parties pressing their right thumbs against each other), to shake on it, to pinky swear
“Vi tummade på det” — We shook on it
- to slightly compromise on, to skimp on (something)
“De tummade på säkerheten” — They compromised / skimped on security
- historicalto measure (lumber) in inches (tum)
Formertummar(present) · tummade(preterite) · tummat(supine) · tumma(imperative) · tumma(active, infinitive) · tummas(infinitive, passive) · tummat(active, supine) · tummats(passive, supine) · tumma(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · tummen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · tummar(active, indicative, present) · tummade(active, indicative, past) · tummas(indicative, passive, present) · tummades(indicative, passive, past) · tumma(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · tummade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · tummas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · tummades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)