en töm
Meaning
rein
In Swedish: rem att styra (dragdjur) med
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en töm |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tömmen |
| Plural, indefinite | tömmar |
| Plural, definite | tömmarna |
töm is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor töm, den stora tömmen. Check another noun
Practise töm
1 / 2Is 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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