tóm

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tom"

Faroese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

tóm

  1. inflection of tómur:
    1. feminine nominative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

tóm

  1. indefinite dative plural of tá

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From tómur (“empty”).

Noun

tóm n (genitive singular tóms, no plural)

  1. empty space, emptiness
    Synonym: tómarúm
  2. a vacuum
    Synonyms: lofttómt rúm, lofttæmi, vakúm
  3. space
    Synonym: geimur
  4. leisure
    Synonym: næði
Declension
Declension of tóm (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative tóm tómið
accusative tóm tómið
dative tómi tóminu
genitive tóms tómsins
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See tómur.

Adjective

tóm

  1. inflection of tómur:
    1. feminine nominative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Etymology 3

Noun

tóm f

  1. indefinite dative plural of tó

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tóm n (genitive tóms)

  1. leisure
Declension
Declension of tóm (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tóm tómit tóm tómin
accusative tóm tómit tóm tómin
dative tómi tóminu tómum tómunum
genitive tóms tómsins tóma tómanna

Further reading

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

tóm

  1. inflection of tómr:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Noun

tóm

  1. indefinite dative plural of tó f
  2. indefinite dative plural of tó n

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Verb

tóm • (縿, 糝, 𢹪, 抋)

  1. to grab; to catch; to seize (especially by hand)
  2. to apprehend; to capture; to arrest
  3. to summarize; to make concise
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *sɔːmʔ. Cognate with Liha sɔːm³, Thavung Ɂasɔ̰̂ːm ("thin, slim"). There is also the variant *ɟɔːmʔ, represented by forms like Arem acuəmʔ, Kha Phong cɔːm⁴.

Adjective

tóm

  1. (North Central Vietnam) skinny, thin
    Synonyms: gầy, ốm, còi, ròm
    Antonym: nậy
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