とめど

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
止め処

From 止(と)め (tome) + 処(と) (to). The to changes to do as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とめど [tòmédó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞me̞do̞]

Noun

とめど • (tomedo) ^{←とめど (tomedo)?}

1. (chiefly in compounds) stopping point

Derived terms

• とめどがない (tomedo ga nai)
• とめどなく (tomedo naku)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
止めど

Alternative forms

• (correct form in classical Japanese) とむれど (tomuredo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞me̞do̞]

Verb

とめど • (tomedo) 

1. (poetic, perhaps proscribed) form of とめる (tomeru, “to stop”): although it may stop, […]

   Synonym: (modern Japanese) とまっても (tomatte mo)