tumme

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þumi, from Old Norse *þúmi, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô (“thumb”).

Noun

tumme c

  1. a thumb; a digit
  2. the part of a glove or mitten covering the thumb

Declension
Declension of tumme 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tumme tummen tummar tummarna
Genitive tummes tummens tummars tummarnas

Derived terms
  • tummare
  • tummeliten
  • tummen mitt i handen
  • tummis
  • tumnagel
  • tumning
  • tumregel
  • tumsbred
  • tumsbredd
  • tumshög
  • tumskruv
  • tumslång
  • tumstjock
  • tumstock
  • tumsugare
  • tumtal
  • tumvante
  • tumveck

References
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