токмо

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tъkъmo. Cognate with Bulgarian тъкмо (tʺkmo, “just, exactly”), Macedonian токму (tokmu, “just, exactly”) and Serbo-Croatian такмен, takmen (“equal”). Related to точка (točka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtokmə]

Adverb

то́кмо • (tókmo)

1. (archaic) only

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:токмо.

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “токмо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian то́кмо (tókmo), from Old East Slavic токъмо, тъкъмо, тъкма (tokŭmo, tŭkŭmo, tŭkma), from Proto-Slavic *tъkъmo. Doublet of то́кма (tókma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɔkmɔ]

Adverb

то́кмо • (tókmo)

1. (archaic) only, just

   Synonyms: ті́льки (tílʹky), лише́ (lyšé), лиш (lyš)

Related terms

• ти́кати impf (týkaty)
• тка́ти impf (tkáty)
• то́чка f (tóčka)

 

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “токмо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “токмо”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “токмо”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “токмо”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)