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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en tumme

thumb

Meaning

thumb

In Swedish: det finger som kan vinklas mot de andra

Forms

Forms of tumme
Singular, indefiniteen tumme
Singular, definitetummen
Plural, indefinitetummar
Plural, definitetummarna

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

Practise tumme

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Is it en tumme or ett tumme?

Expressions

  • rulla tummarna
    twiddle one's thumbs
  • hålla tummarna
    cross one's fingers

Questions

What does tumme mean in English?

tumme means “thumb”.

Is it en tumme or ett tumme?

It is en tumme, and “the thumb” is tummen.

What is the plural of tumme?

The plural of tumme is tummar, and the definite plural is tummarna.

Origin

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

Nearby common words

tumme is number 3,972 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 3,968högg chopped, carved
  • 3,969besvikelse disappointment
  • 3,970sund sound, healthy
  • 3,971klipp cutting, clipping
  • 3,973avstå desist from, refrain from
  • 3,974klan clan, a clan
  • 3,975kid fawn (a young deer)
  • 3,976befann found oneself, felt
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