Swedish noun

en töm

reinAlso the imperative of tömma.

Meaning

rein

In Swedish: rem att styra (dragdjur) med

Forms

Forms of töm
Singular, indefiniteen töm
Singular, definitetömmen
Plural, indefinitetömmar
Plural, definitetömmarna

töm is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor töm, den stora tömmen. Check another noun

Practise töm

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Is it en töm or ett töm?

Questions

What does töm mean in English?

töm means “rein”.

Is it en töm or ett töm?

It is en töm, and “the rein” is tömmen.

What is the plural of töm?

The plural of töm is tömmar, and the definite plural is tömmarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish tø̄mber, from Old Norse taumr, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.

Nearby common words

töm is number 5,736 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 5,732obetydlig insignificant
  • 5,733pi pi, a constant, pi; a Greek letter
  • 5,734räd raid; a hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray, raid; an attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering
  • 5,735sluten private, introvert
  • 5,737ideal ideal
  • 5,738frigivning release, liberation, emancipation
  • 5,739hy skin, complexion
  • 5,740häcka nest
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