tom

locative masculine/neuter singular of ten


tom

head

tom (neuter tomt, plural and definite singular attributive tomme)

tomt (neuter)
tomme (attributive definite singular)
tomme (attributive plural)

From Old Norse tómr, from Proto-Germanic *tōmaz (“empty”).


tom

The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.

(obsolete) The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.

From generic use of the proper name Tom.


tom

Toms 90p a pound

“I'd like sausage, eggs, bacon, toms, mushies, beans – oh, and some fried bread,” said Mike.

2009, Mark Penny, Jonathan Penny, The Golden Pig, page 160:

(British, greengrocers' slang) A tomato (the fruit).


tom

Cockney rhyming slang
Cockney rhyming slang


tom

(intransitive, derogatory, of a black person) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.

en-verb

tom (third-person singular simple present toms, present participle tomming, simple past and past participle tommed)

toms (present singular third-person)
tomming (participle present)
tommed (participle past)
tommed (past)


tom

(nautical) To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.


tom

(music) tom, tom-tom (percussion instrument)

tom (nominative singular)
tomit (nominative plural)
tom (accusative nominative singular)
tomit (accusative nominative plural)
tomin (accusative genitive singular)
tomit (accusative genitive plural)
tomin (genitive singular)
tomien (genitive plural)
tomia (partitive singular)
tomeja (partitive plural)
tomissa (inessive singular)
tomeissa (inessive plural)
tomista (elative singular)
tomeista (elative plural)
tomiin (illative singular)
tomeihin (illative plural)
tomilla (adessive singular)
tomeilla (adessive plural)
tomilta (ablative singular)
tomeilta (ablative plural)
tomille (allative singular)
tomeille (allative plural)
tomina (essive singular)
tomeina (essive plural)
tomiksi (singular translative)
tomeiksi (plural translative)
tomitta (abessive singular)
tomeitta (abessive plural)
tomein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
tomini (nominative singular)
tomini (nominative plural)
tomini (accusative nominative singular)
tomini (accusative nominative plural)
tomini (accusative genitive singular)
tomini (accusative genitive plural)
tomini (genitive singular)
tomieni (genitive plural)
tomiani (partitive singular)
tomejani (partitive plural)
tomissani (inessive singular)
tomeissani (inessive plural)
tomistani (elative singular)
tomeistani (elative plural)
tomiini (illative singular)
tomeihini (illative plural)
tomillani (adessive singular)
tomeillani (adessive plural)
tomiltani (ablative singular)
tomeiltani (ablative plural)
tomilleni (allative singular)
tomeilleni (allative plural)
tominani (essive singular)
tomeinani (essive plural)
tomikseni (singular translative)
tomeikseni (plural translative)
tomittani (abessive singular)
tomeittani (abessive plural)
tomeineni (comitative plural)
tomisi (nominative singular)
tomisi (nominative plural)
tomisi (accusative nominative singular)
tomisi (accusative nominative plural)
tomisi (accusative genitive singular)
tomisi (accusative genitive plural)
tomisi (genitive singular)
tomiesi (genitive plural)
tomiasi (partitive singular)
tomejasi (partitive plural)
tomissasi (inessive singular)
tomeissasi (inessive plural)
tomistasi (elative singular)
tomeistasi (elative plural)
tomiisi (illative singular)
tomeihisi (illative plural)
tomillasi (adessive singular)
tomeillasi (adessive plural)
tomiltasi (ablative singular)
tomeiltasi (ablative plural)
tomillesi (allative singular)
tomeillesi (allative plural)
tominasi (essive singular)
tomeinasi (essive plural)
tomiksesi (singular translative)
tomeiksesi (plural translative)
tomittasi (abessive singular)
tomeittasi (abessive plural)
tomeinesi (comitative plural)
tomimme (nominative singular)
tomimme (nominative plural)
tomimme (accusative nominative singular)
tomimme (accusative nominative plural)
tomimme (accusative genitive singular)
tomimme (accusative genitive plural)
tomimme (genitive singular)
tomiemme (genitive plural)
tomiamme (partitive singular)
tomejamme (partitive plural)
tomissamme (inessive singular)
tomeissamme (inessive plural)
tomistamme (elative singular)
tomeistamme (elative plural)
tomiimme (illative singular)
tomeihimme (illative plural)
tomillamme (adessive singular)
tomeillamme (adessive plural)
tomiltamme (ablative singular)
tomeiltamme (ablative plural)
tomillemme (allative singular)
tomeillemme (allative plural)
tominamme (essive singular)
tomeinamme (essive plural)
tomiksemme (singular translative)
tomeiksemme (plural translative)
tomittamme (abessive singular)
tomeittamme (abessive plural)
tomeinemme (comitative plural)
tominne (nominative singular)
tominne (nominative plural)
tominne (accusative nominative singular)
tominne (accusative nominative plural)
tominne (accusative genitive singular)
tominne (accusative genitive plural)
tominne (genitive singular)
tomienne (genitive plural)
tomianne (partitive singular)
tomejanne (partitive plural)
tomissanne (inessive singular)
tomeissanne (inessive plural)
tomistanne (elative singular)
tomeistanne (elative plural)
tomiinne (illative singular)
tomeihinne (illative plural)
tomillanne (adessive singular)
tomeillanne (adessive plural)
tomiltanne (ablative singular)
tomeiltanne (ablative plural)
tomillenne (allative singular)
tomeillenne (allative plural)
tominanne (essive singular)
tomeinanne (essive plural)
tomiksenne (singular translative)
tomeiksenne (plural translative)
tomittanne (abessive singular)
tomeittanne (abessive plural)
tomeinenne (comitative plural)
tominsa (nominative singular)
tominsa (nominative plural)
tominsa (accusative nominative singular)
tominsa (accusative nominative plural)
tominsa (accusative genitive singular)
tominsa (accusative genitive plural)
tominsa (genitive singular)
tomiensa (genitive plural)
tomiaan (partitive singular)
tomiansa (partitive singular)
tomejaan (partitive plural)
tomejansa (partitive plural)
tomissaan (inessive singular)
tomissansa (inessive singular)
tomeissaan (inessive plural)
tomeissansa (inessive plural)
tomistaan (elative singular)
tomistansa (elative singular)
tomeistaan (elative plural)
tomeistansa (elative plural)
tomiinsa (illative singular)
tomeihinsa (illative plural)
tomillaan (adessive singular)
tomillansa (adessive singular)
tomeillaan (adessive plural)
tomeillansa (adessive plural)
tomiltaan (ablative singular)
tomiltansa (ablative singular)
tomeiltaan (ablative plural)
tomeiltansa (ablative plural)
tomilleen (allative singular)
tomillensa (allative singular)
tomeilleen (allative plural)
tomeillensa (allative plural)
tominaan (essive singular)
tominansa (essive singular)
tomeinaan (essive plural)
tomeinansa (essive plural)
tomikseen (singular translative)
tomiksensa (singular translative)
tomeikseen (plural translative)
tomeiksensa (plural translative)
tomittaan (abessive singular)
tomittansa (abessive singular)
tomeittaan (abessive plural)
tomeittansa (abessive plural)
tomeineen (comitative plural)
tomeinensa (comitative plural)


tom

head

tom m (genitive singular toim, nominative plural toim or tomacha)

toim (genitive singular)
toim (nominative plural)
tomacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
tom (indefinite singular)
toim (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a thoim (indefinite singular)
a thoma (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
toim (indefinite singular)
tom (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an tom (definite singular)
na toim (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an toim (definite singular)
na dtom (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an tom (definite singular)
don tom (definite singular)
leis na toim (definite plural)

From Middle Irish tomm (“bush, tuft; hillock, knoll”), from Proto-Indo-European *tum- (“mound”).


tom

Alternative form of taom (“fit, paroxysm”)

head

tom m (genitive singular toma, nominative plural tomanna)

toma (genitive singular)
tomanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
tom (indefinite singular)
tomanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a thom (indefinite singular)
a thomanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
toma (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an tom (definite singular)
na tomanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an toma (definite singular)
na dtomanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an tom (definite singular)
don tom (definite singular)
leis na tomanna (definite plural)


tom

Alternative form of tum (“dip, immerse”)

tom (present analytic tomann, future analytic tomfaidh, verbal noun tomadh, past participle tomtha)

tomann (analytic present)
tomfaidh (analytic future)
tomadh (noun-from-verb)
tomtha (participle past)
tomaim (first-person indicative present singular)
tomann tú (indicative present second-person singular)
tomair (indicative present second-person singular)
tomann sé (indicative present singular third-person)
sí (indicative present singular third-person)
tomaimid (first-person indicative plural present)
tomann sibh (indicative plural present second-person)
tomann siad (indicative plural present third-person)
tomaid (indicative plural present third-person)
a thomann (indicative present relative)
a thomas (indicative present relative)
a dtomann (indicative present relative)
tomtar (autonomous indicative present)
thom mé (first-person indicative past singular)
thomas (first-person indicative past singular)
thom tú (indicative past second-person singular)
thomais (indicative past second-person singular)
thom sé (indicative past singular third-person)
sí (indicative past singular third-person)
thomamar (first-person indicative past plural)
thom muid (first-person indicative past plural)
thom sibh (indicative past plural second-person)
thomabhair (indicative past plural second-person)
thom siad (indicative past plural third-person)
thomadar (indicative past plural third-person)
a thom (indicative past relative)
ar thom (indicative past relative)
tomadh (autonomous indicative past)
thomainn (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
dtomainn‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
thomtá (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
dtomtá‡‡ (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
thomadh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
dtomadh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
thomaimis (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
thomadh muid (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
dtomaimis‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
dtomadh muid‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
thomadh sibh (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
dtomadh sibh‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
thomaidís (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
thomadh siad (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
dtomaidís‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
dtomadh siad‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
a thomadh (habitual indicative past relative)
a dtomadh (habitual indicative past relative)
thomtaí (autonomous habitual indicative past)
dtomtaí‡‡ (autonomous habitual indicative past)
tomfaidh mé (first-person future singular)
tomfad (first-person future singular)
tomfaidh tú (future second-person singular)
tomfair (future second-person singular)
tomfaidh sé (future singular third-person)
sí (future singular third-person)
tomfaimid (first-person future plural)
tomfaidh muid (first-person future plural)
tomfaidh sibh (future plural second-person)
tomfaidh siad (future plural third-person)
tomfaid (future plural third-person)
a thomfaidh (future relative)
a thomfas (future relative)
a dtomfaidh (future relative)
tomfar (autonomous future)
thomfainn (conditional first-person singular)
dtomfainn‡‡ (conditional first-person singular)
thomfá (conditional second-person singular)
dtomfá‡‡ (conditional second-person singular)
thomfadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí (conditional singular third-person)
dtomfadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (conditional singular third-person)
thomfaimis (conditional first-person plural)
thomfadh muid (conditional first-person plural)
dtomfaimis‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
dtomfadh muid‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
thomfadh sibh (conditional plural second-person)
dtomfadh sibh‡‡ (conditional plural second-person)
thomfaidís (conditional plural third-person)
thomfadh siad (conditional plural third-person)
dtomfaidís‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
dtomfadh siad‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
a thomfadh (conditional relative)
a dtomfadh (conditional relative)
thomfaí (autonomous conditional)
dtomfaí‡‡ (autonomous conditional)
go dtoma mé (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go dtomad (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go dtoma tú (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go dtomair (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go dtoma sé (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (present singular subjunctive third-person)
go dtomaimid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go dtoma muid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go dtoma sibh (plural present second-person subjunctive)
go dtoma siad (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go dtomaid (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go dtomtar (autonomous present subjunctive)
dá dtomainn (first-person past singular subjunctive)
dá dtomtá (past second-person singular subjunctive)
dá dtomadh sé (past singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (past singular subjunctive third-person)
dá dtomaimis (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá dtomadh muid (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá dtomadh sibh (past plural second-person subjunctive)
dá dtomaidís (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá dtomadh siad (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá dtomtaí (autonomous past subjunctive)
tomaim (first-person imperative singular)
tom (imperative second-person singular)
tomadh sé (imperative singular third-person)
sí (imperative singular third-person)
tomaimis (first-person imperative plural)
tomaigí (imperative plural second-person)
tomaidh (imperative plural second-person)
tomaidís (imperative plural third-person)
tomtar (autonomous imperative)
tomadh (noun-from-verb)
tomtha (participle past)
tom
thom
dtom


tom

→ Ternate: tom

From Old Javanese tom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀum.


tom

(Southwest, southern West Midlands) Alternative form of tame (“tame”)


tom

tom (neuter singular tomt, definite singular and plural tomme, comparative tommere, indefinite superlative tommest, definite superlative tommeste)

tomt (neuter singular)
tomme (definite plural singular)
tommere (comparative)
tommest (indefinite superlative)
tommeste (definite superlative)


tom

tom (neuter singular tomt, definite singular and plural tomme, comparative tommare, indefinite superlative tommast, definite superlative tommaste)

tomt (neuter singular)
tomme (definite plural singular)
tommare (comparative)
tommast (indefinite superlative)
tommaste (definite superlative)


tom

Alternative form of taum; (pre-2012) alternative form of taum

tommen (definite singular)
tommar (indefinite plural)
tommane (definite plural)


tom

Ðæt hīe mōstun mānweorca tōme lifgan and tīres blǣd ēcne āgan.

That they might live free from wicked works and own the eternal reward of glory.

tōm (canonical)
tōm (masculine nominative singular)
tōm (feminine nominative singular)
tōm (neuter nominative singular)
tōmne (accusative masculine singular)
tōme (accusative feminine singular)
tōm (accusative neuter singular)
tōmes (genitive masculine singular)
tōmre (feminine genitive singular)
tōmes (genitive neuter singular)
tōmum (dative masculine singular)
tōmre (dative feminine singular)
tōmum (dative neuter singular)
tōme (instrumental masculine singular)
tōmre (feminine instrumental singular)
tōme (instrumental neuter singular)
tōme (masculine nominative plural)
tōma (feminine nominative plural)
tōme (feminine nominative plural)
tōm (neuter nominative plural)
tōme (accusative masculine plural)
tōma (accusative feminine plural)
tōme (accusative feminine plural)
tōm (accusative neuter plural)
tōmra (genitive masculine plural)
tōmra (feminine genitive plural)
tōmra (genitive neuter plural)
tōmum (dative masculine plural)
tōmum (dative feminine plural)
tōmum (dative neuter plural)
tōmum (instrumental masculine plural)
tōmum (feminine instrumental plural)
tōmum (instrumental neuter plural)
tōma (masculine nominative singular)
tōme (feminine nominative singular)
tōme (neuter nominative singular)
tōman (accusative masculine singular)
tōman (accusative feminine singular)
tōme (accusative neuter singular)
tōman (genitive masculine singular)
tōman (feminine genitive singular)
tōman (genitive neuter singular)
tōman (dative masculine singular)
tōman (dative feminine singular)
tōman (dative neuter singular)
tōman (instrumental masculine singular)
tōman (feminine instrumental singular)
tōman (instrumental neuter singular)
tōman (masculine nominative plural)
tōman (feminine nominative plural)
tōman (neuter nominative plural)
tōman (accusative masculine plural)
tōman (accusative feminine plural)
tōman (accusative neuter plural)
tōmra (genitive masculine plural)
tōmena (genitive masculine plural)
tōmra (feminine genitive plural)
tōmena (feminine genitive plural)
tōmra (genitive neuter plural)
tōmena (genitive neuter plural)
tōmum (dative masculine plural)
tōmum (dative feminine plural)
tōmum (dative neuter plural)
tōmum (instrumental masculine plural)
tōmum (feminine instrumental plural)
tōmum (instrumental neuter plural)

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Middle English: tome, tom, toume, tombe, toyme, tum, tume (Northern)
English: toom
Scots: tume, tuim

From Proto-Germanic *tōmaz (“empty”). Akin to Old Norse tómr (“empty”), whence Icelandic tómur (“empty”).


tom

Javanese: tom
→ Ternate: tom


tom

volume (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format)

pl-noun

tom m inan (diminutive tomik, augmentative tomisko or tomiszcze)

tomik (diminutive)
tomisko (augmentative)
tomiszcze (augmentative)
tom (nominative singular)
tomy (nominative plural)
tomu (genitive singular)
tomów (genitive plural)
tomowi (dative singular)
tomom (dative plural)
tom (accusative singular)
tomy (accusative plural)
tomem (instrumental singular)
tomami (instrumental plural)
tomie (locative singular)
tomach (locative plural)
tomie (singular vocative)
tomy (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Latin tomus, from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos).


tom

tone; pitch (property of sound determined by the frequency)

tone (manner in which speech or writing is expressed)

(music) tone (interval of a major second)

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin tonus (and influenced by som; compare the Spanish ton, variant of the standard tono, which underwent a similar change, influenced by son, respectively), from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “tone”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”). Cf. also trom, a possible doublet.


tom

tomuri (plural)
tom (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
tomul (accusative definite nominative singular)
tomuri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
tomurile (accusative definite nominative plural)
tom (indefinite singular)
tomului (definite singular)
tomuri (indefinite plural)
tomurilor (definite plural)
tomule (singular vocative)
tomurilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French tome, from Latin tomus.


tom

round hillock or knoll, rising ground, swell, green eminence

head

tom m (genitive singular tuim, plural toman or tomannan)

tuim (genitive singular)
toman (plural)
tomannan (plural)

From Old Irish tom (“bush, tuft; hillock, knoll”).


tom

tọ̑m (canonical inanimate masculine)
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tóm (nominative singular)
tóma (dual nominative)
tómi (nominative plural)
tóma (genitive singular)
tómov (dual genitive)
tómov (genitive plural)
tómu (dative singular)
tómoma (dative dual)
tómom (dative plural)
tóm (accusative singular)
tóma (accusative dual)
tóme (accusative plural)
tómu (locative singular)
tómih (dual locative)
tómih (locative plural)
tómom (instrumental singular)
tómoma (dual instrumental)
tómi (instrumental plural)


tom

tomma tunnor skramlar mest

empty barrels make the most noise (those who complain most vigorously, are the least important)

head

tom (comparative tommare, superlative tommast)

tommare (comparative)
tommast (superlative)
tom (indefinite positive)
tommare (comparative indefinite)
tommast (indefinite superlative)
tomt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
tommare (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
tommast (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
tomma (indefinite plural positive)
tommare (comparative indefinite plural)
tommast (indefinite plural superlative)
tomme (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
tommare (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
tommast (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
tomme (definite masculine positive singular)
tommare (comparative definite masculine singular)
tommaste (definite masculine singular superlative)
tomma (definite positive)
tommare (comparative definite)
tommaste (definite superlative)


tom

A tome, a volume (in a series of books), a (thick) book.

tom (indefinite nominative singular)
toms (genitive indefinite singular)
tomen (definite nominative singular)
tomens (definite genitive singular)
tomer (indefinite nominative plural)
tomers (genitive indefinite plural)
tomerna (definite nominative plural)
tomernas (definite genitive plural)

Used in Swedish since 1697. From French tome, Latin tomus (“section of larger work”), from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “section, roll of papyrus, volume”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut, separate”). Cognate with English tome.


tom

Indigofera tinctoria
Indigofera tinctoria#Translingual

From Javanese ꦠꦺꦴꦩ꧀ (tom), from Old Javanese tom.


tom

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Compare Middle Irish tomm (“clump, hill”).


tom

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *dəp (“to bite”); compare Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ketep (“id”), whence Indonesian ketip (“dime, dite”).


tom

your

Second person singular possessive (medial position)

you