tomme

== 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) (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 ===== ==== References ==== “tomme” in Den Danske Ordbog === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== tomme definite of tom plural of tom == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔm/ Rhymes: -ɔm === Noun === tomme f (plural tommes) 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 definite singular of tom plural of tom === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse þumal or þumall (thumb). ==== Noun ==== tomme m (definite singular tommen, indefinite plural tommer, definite plural tommene) 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 definite singular of tom plural of tom === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse þumal or þumall (thumb). ==== Noun ==== tomme m (definite singular tommen, indefinite plural tommar, definite plural tommane) an inch (unit of measurement: 12 tommar = 1 fot) ===== Usage notes ===== As above. === References === “tomme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Adjective === tomme definite natural masculine singular of tom