German Low German

Noun

Toom m (plural Tomen)

1. bridle

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian tām, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz. More at team.

Noun

Toom m

1. bridle

Related terms

• toomje

English

Adjective

toom ‎(comparative more toom, superlative most toom)

1. (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Empty.

Derived terms

• toomly

Noun

toom ‎(plural tooms)

1. (chiefly Scottish) A piece of waste ground where rubbish is shot.

Verb

toom ‎(third-person singular simple present tooms, present participle tooming, simple past and past participle toomed)

1. (rare or dialectal) To empty; teem.

Etymology 2

From Middle English toom, tome, tom, from Old Norse tóm ‎(“vacant time, leisure”), from Proto-Germanic *tōmą ‎(“vacant time, leisure”). Related to Old Norse tōmr ‎(“vacant, empty”).

Noun

toom ‎(usually uncountable, plural tooms)

1. Vacant time, leisure.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːm

Etymology

From Old Dutch *tōm, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz.

Noun

toom m ‎(plural tomen, diminutive toompje n)

1. bridle, rein

   Je moet die jongens echt even in toom houden - You really need to keep those boys in check

2. a flock of birds (especially ducks, geese and swans)
3. frenulum

Anagrams

• moot

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *toomi, from Proto-Uralic *ďëme.

Noun

toom ‎(genitive toome, partitive toome)

1. bird cherry

Inflection

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Synonyms

• toomingas