tomme

See also: Tomme and tømme

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɒmə/, [ˈtˢʌmə], [ˈtsɒm.ə], [ˈtsɒm.m]

Etymology 1

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

tomme c (singular definite tommen, plural indefinite tommer)

1. (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

Declension of tomme

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tomme	tommen	tommer	tommerne
genitive	tommes	tommens	tommers	tommernes

References

• “tomme” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

tomme

1. definite of tom
2. plural of tom

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔm/
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Noun

tomme f (plural tommes)

1. Alternative spelling of tome

Further reading

• “tomme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

tomme

1. definite singular of tom
2. plural of tom

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þumal or þumall (thumb).

Noun

tomme m (definite singular tommen, indefinite plural tommer, definite plural tommene)

1. an inch (unit of measurement: 12 tommer = 1 fot)

Usage notes

An old unit of measurement in Norway, nowadays used when referring to the internationally recognised inch.

References

• “tomme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

tomme

1. definite singular of tom
2. plural of tom

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þumal or þumall (thumb).

Noun

tomme m (definite singular tommen, indefinite plural tommar, definite plural tommane)

1. an inch (unit of measurement: 12 tommar = 1 fot)

Usage notes

As above.

References

• “tomme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

tomme

1. definite natural masculine singular of tom