Tume

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See also: tume and -tume

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

From Old Frisian thūma, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō. Cognates include West Frisian tomme and German Daumen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtumə/
  • Hyphenation: Tu‧me

Noun

Tume m (plural Tumen)

  1. thumb

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Tume”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN