Toom
See also: toom
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as toym in 1225. Likely indirectly derived from Latin tumba (“grave, burial mound”). Compare Tommel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toːm/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Toom
- Rhymes: -oːm
- Homophone: toom
Proper noun
Toom n
- A hamlet in Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Estonian
Proper noun
Toom
- a surname
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German tôm, from Old Saxon *tōm, tām, from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz. Cognate with English team.
Noun
Toom m (plural Tomen)
- bridle
Saterland Frisian
n Houngst mäd n Toom.
Etymology
From Old Frisian tām, from Proto-West Germanic *taum. Cognates include German Zaum and West Frisian team.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toːm/
- Hyphenation: Toom
- Rhymes: -oːm
Noun
Toom m (plural Tome)
- bridle
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “Toom”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN