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Webster 1913 Edition
Totem
To′tem
,Noun.
[Massachusetts Indian
wutohtimoin
that to which a person or place belongs.] 1.
A rude picture, as of a bird, beast, or the like, used by the North American Indians as a symbolic designation, as of a family or a clan; also, the object or animal itself, considered as an symbol of the family.
And they painted on the grave posts
Of the graves, yet unforgotten,
Each his own ancestral
Each the symbol of his household;
Figures of the bear and reindeer,
Of the turtle, crane, and beaver.
Of the graves, yet unforgotten,
Each his own ancestral
totem
Each the symbol of his household;
Figures of the bear and reindeer,
Of the turtle, crane, and beaver.
Longfellow.
The
totem
, the clan deity, the beast or bird who in some supernatural way attends to the clan and watches over it. Bagehot.
Definition 2024
Totem
totem
totem
English
Noun
totem (plural totems)
- Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
- The representation of such object or creature.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) The clan whose kinship is defined in reference to such an object or creature.
Translations
natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe
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representation of such a creature
Derived terms
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔ.tɛm/
Noun
totem m (plural totems)
Derived terms
- totémique
- totémiser
- totémisation
Italian
Un totem – A totem
Etymology
Borrowing from English totem, from Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.tem/, [ˈt̪ɔːt̪em]
- Hyphenation: tò‧tem
Noun
totem m (invariable)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowing from English totem, from Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.tẽj̃/
Noun
totem m (plural totens)
- totem (object or creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family)
- totem pole (Native American sculpture made by carving trees)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tǒteːm/
- Hyphenation: to‧tem
Noun
tòtēm m (Cyrillic spelling то̀те̄м)
Declension
Declension of totem
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowing from French totem, From Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).
Noun
totem (definite accusative totemi, plural totemler)
Declension
declension of totem
possessive forms of totem
| benim (my) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | totemim | totemlerim |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | totemimi | totemlerimi |
| dative (yönelme) | totemime | totemlerime |
| locative (bulunma) | totemimde | totemlerimde |
| ablative (çıkma) | totemimden | totemlerimden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | totemimin | totemlerimin |
| senin (your) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | totemin | totemlerin |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | totemini | totemlerini |
| dative (yönelme) | totemine | totemlerine |
| locative (bulunma) | toteminde | totemlerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | toteminden | totemlerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | toteminin | totemlerinin |
| onun (her/his/its) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | totemi | totemleri |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | totemini | totemlerini |
| dative (yönelme) | totemine | totemlerine |
| locative (bulunma) | toteminde | totemlerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | toteminden | totemlerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | toteminin | totemlerinin |
| bizim (our) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | totemimiz | totemlerimiz |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | totemimizi | totemlerimizi |
| dative (yönelme) | totemimize | totemlerimize |
| locative (bulunma) | totemimizde | totemlerimizde |
| ablative (çıkma) | totemimizden | totemlerimizden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | totemimizin | totemlerimizin |
| sizin (your) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | toteminiz | totemleriniz |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | toteminizi | totemlerinizi |
| dative (yönelme) | toteminize | totemlerinize |
| locative (bulunma) | toteminizde | totemlerinizde |
| ablative (çıkma) | toteminizden | totemlerinizden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | toteminizin | totemlerinizin |
| onların (their) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | totemleri | totemleri |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | totemlerini | totemlerini |
| dative (yönelme) | totemlerine | totemlerine |
| locative (bulunma) | totemlerinde | totemlerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | totemlerinden | totemlerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | totemlerinin | totemlerinin |