en tomt
Meaning
site; plot
In Swedish: avgränsat markområde (med bebyggelse)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en tomt |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tomten |
| Plural, indefinite | tomter |
| Plural, definite | tomterna |
tomt is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tomt, den stora tomten. Check another noun
Practise tomt
1 / 2Is it en tomt or ett tomt?
Words built with tomt
- villatomt house lot
- tomtmark plot
- tomtpris price of the land
Questions
What does tomt mean in English?
tomt means “site, plot”.
Is it en tomt or ett tomt?
It is en tomt, and “the site” is tomten.
What is the plural of tomt?
The plural of tomt is tomter, and the definite plural is tomterna.
Origin
From Old Norse toft, topt, tompt, from Proto-Germanic *tumþiz and/or from Proto-Germanic *tumftō, both from Proto-Indo-European *dm̥- (“to build”).
Nearby common words
tomt is number 1,704 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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