*tōmaz

Runic: ᛏᛟᛗᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈtɔː.mɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

free, clear, empty, unoccupied

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *deH-, further origin unknown. Potentially from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (‘to divide, share’), but semantically unconvincing.

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.tōmaztōmōtōmą, -atōtōmaitōmôztōmō
Acc.tōmanǭtōmǭtōmą, -atōtōmanztōmōztōmō
Gen.tōmas, -istōmaizōztōmas, -istōmaizǫ̂tōmaizǫ̂tōmaizǫ̂
Dat.tōmammaitōmaizōitōmammaitōmaimaztōmaimaztōmaimaz
Inst.tōmanōtōmaizōtōmanōtōmaimiztōmaimiztōmaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.tōmôtōmǭtōmôtōmaniztōmōniztōmōnō
Acc.tōmanųtōmōnųtōmôtōmanunztōmōnunztōmōnō
Gen.tōminiztōmōniztōminiztōmanǫ̂tōmōnǫ̂tōmanǫ̂
Dat.tōminitōmōnitōminitōmammaztōmōmaztōmammaz
Inst.tōminētōmōnētōminētōmammiztōmōmiztōmammiz

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Descendants

  • *tōm(ī) (Proto-West Germanic)
    • tōm, tōmi (Old Saxon)
  • *tōm(ī) (Proto-West Germanic)
    • tōm (Old English)
      • tome, tom, toume, tombe, toyme, tum, tume (Middle English)
        • toom (English)
        • tume, tuim (Scots)
  • *tōm(ī) (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *zuom, *zuomi (Old High German)
      • widarzuomi (Old High German)
  • *tōm(ī) (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *tōmīg (Proto-West Germanic)
      • zuomīg (Old High German)
      • tōmig (Old Saxon)
  • tómr (Old Norse)
    • tómur (Faroese)
    • tómur (Icelandic)
    • tøm (Norn)
    • tom (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • tómr (Old Norse)
    • tom (Danish)
      • tom (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • tómr (Old Norse)
    • tōmber (Old Swedish)
      • tom (Swedish)

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