tomt

See also: tömt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

tomt

1. neuter singular of tom

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tomt, tompt.

Noun

tomt f or m (definite singular tomta or tomten, indefinite plural tomter, definite plural tomtene)

1. a plot (of land), site, (building) lot
2. a yard, open storage area

References

• “tomt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “tomt” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

tomt

1. neuter singular of tom

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tomt, tompt.

Noun

tomt f (definite singular tomta, indefinite plural tomter, definite plural tomtene)

1. a plot (of land), site, (building) lot
2. a yard, open storage area

References

• “tomt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

Adjective

tomt

1. indefinite neuter singular of tom

Etymology 2

From Old Norse toft, topt, tompt, from Proto-Germanic *tumþiz and/or from Proto-Germanic *tumftō, both from Proto-Indo-European *dm̥- (“to build”).

Noun

tomt c

1. a ground lot, a parcel (of land), that has had, currently has or in the future will have a house built on it. It especially refers either to the land that directly surrounds the house (not uncommonly fenced), even if the total estate might be much bigger, or a legally delineated lot in town-like environments, the smallest unit of urban land (with buildings) that can be separately owned.

Declension

Declension of tomt
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tomt	tomten	tomter	tomterna
Genitive	tomts	tomtens	tomters	tomternas

Related terms

• hustomt
• rivningstomt
• tomtbok
• tomte
• tomtgräns
• tomtindelning
• tomtjobbare
• tomtjobberi
• tomtkarta
• tomtkö
• tomtlösen
• tomtmark
• tomtning
• tomtområde
• tomtpris
• tomträtt
• tomtspekulant
• tomtspekulation
• tomtyta
• tomtägare
• villatomt
• ödetomt

 

Descendants

• → Finnish: tontti

See also

• fastighet
• inteckning
• lagfart

References

• tomt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)