tommelfinger

Danish

Etymology

From tommel (“thumb”) +‎ finger (“finger”). Compare Old Norse þumalfingr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢʌməlˌfeŋˀɐ], [ˈtˢʌml̩ˌfeŋˀɐ]

Noun

tommelfinger c (singular definite tommelfingeren, plural indefinite tommelfingre)

1. thumb

Inflection

Declension of tommelfinger

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tommelfinger	tommelfingeren	tommelfingre	tommelfingrene
genitive	tommelfingers	tommelfingerens	tommelfingres	tommelfingrenes

Synonyms

• tommel

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

tommel +‎ finger; from Old Norse þumalfingr, þumalsfingr

Noun

tommelfinger m (definite singular tommelfingeren, indefinite plural tommelfingre or tommelfingrer, definite plural tommelfingrene)

1. (anatomy) a thumb

Synonyms

• tommel

Derived terms

• tommelfingerregel

References

• “tommelfinger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

tommel +‎ finger; from Old Norse þumalfingr, þumalsfingr

Noun

tommelfinger m (definite singular tommelfingeren, indefinite plural tommelfingrar, definite plural tommelfingrane)

1. (anatomy) a thumb

Synonyms

• tommel

Derived terms

• tommelfingerregel

References

• “tommelfinger” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.