tommel

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse þumall, from (*þumalaz, *þūmilaz), cognate with English thimble.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢʌməl], [ˈtˢʌml̩]

Noun

tommel c

1. (anatomy) a thumb (digit)

Declension

Declension of tommel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tommel	tomlen tommelen	tomler	tomlerne
genitive	tommels	tomlens tommelens	tomlers	tomlernes

Derived terms

• tommelfinger

References

• “tommel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þumall, þumal-.

Noun

tommel m (definite singular tommelen, indefinite plural tomler, definite plural tomlene)

1. (anatomy) a thumb (digit)

Synonyms

• tommelfinger

Related terms

• finger

References

• “tommel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þumall, þumal-.

Noun

tommel m (definite singular tommelen, indefinite plural tomlar, definite plural tomlane)

1. (anatomy) a thumb

Synonyms

• tommelfinger
• tumarsfinger

Related terms

• finger

References

• “tommel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.