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Latest revision as of 07:52, 28 August 2011 [edit] English [edit] Pronunciation [edit] Etymology 1 From generic use of the proper name Tom. tom (plural toms) - The male of the domesticated cat.
- The male of the turkey.
- The male of certain other animals.
- (UK, slang) A prostitute.
- (music) A type of drum.
[edit] Synonyms [edit] Derived terms [edit] Translations [edit] Etymology 2 Shortened from tomato tom (plural toms) - (UK, greengrocers' slang) A tomato (the fruit).
- Toms 90p a pound
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[edit] Danish [edit] Etymology From Old Norse tómr. [edit] Pronunciation [edit] Adjective tom - empty
[edit] Old English [edit] Etymology Proto-Germanic *tōmaz ("empty"). Akin to Old Norse tōmr "empty". [edit] Adjective tōm - empty
- (fig.) free from
[edit] Polish [edit] Pronunciation tom m. - volume (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format)
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[edit] Portuguese [edit] Etymology From Latin tonus. Compare Spanish tono. [edit] Pronunciation tom m. - tone (property of sound determined by the frequency)
[edit] Scottish Gaelic [edit] Pronunciation tom m. (genitive tuim, plural toman or tomannan) - round hillock or knoll, rising ground, swell, green eminence
- any round heap
- tuft of anything
- bush, thicket
- anthill
- (Islay) stool
- volume of a book
- bank
- grave
- (medicine, rare) the plague
- conical knoll
[edit] Slovene tom m. (dual toma, plural tomi) - tome
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[edit] Swedish [edit] Etymology From Old Norse tómr. [edit] Pronunciation [edit] Adjective tom - empty
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