tomu

See also: tǫ̂m’ȕ

Abinomn

Noun

tomu

1. (anatomy) brain

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtomu]

Pronoun

tomu

1. dative singular of ten

Pronoun

tomu

1. dative singular of to

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tomu. Related to Estonian tomu, Ingrian tomu, Ludian tomu and Veps tomu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtomu/, [ˈt̪o̞mu]
• Rhymes: -omu
• Hyphenation^(key): to‧mu

Noun

tomu

1. dust (very fine particles of a solid substance)
2. ashes or remains (the remains of a person)
3. (biblical) earth, soil

Declension

Inflection of tomu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tomu	tomut
genitive		tomun	tomujen
partitive		tomua	tomuja
illative		tomuun	tomuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tomu	tomut
accusative	nom.	tomu	tomut
	gen.	tomun
genitive		tomun	tomujen
partitive		tomua	tomuja
inessive		tomussa	tomuissa
elative		tomusta	tomuista
illative		tomuun	tomuihin
adessive		tomulla	tomuilla
ablative		tomulta	tomuilta
allative		tomulle	tomuille
essive		tomuna	tomuina
translative		tomuksi	tomuiksi
abessive		tomutta	tomuitta
instructive		—	tomuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tomu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tomuni tomuni accusative nom. tomuni tomuni gen. tomuni genitive tomuni tomujeni partitive tomuani tomujani inessive tomussani tomuissani elative tomustani tomuistani illative tomuuni tomuihini adessive tomullani tomuillani ablative tomultani tomuiltani allative tomulleni tomuilleni essive tomunani tomuinani translative tomukseni tomuikseni abessive tomuttani tomuittani instructive — — comitative — tomuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tomusi tomusi accusative nom. tomusi tomusi gen. tomusi genitive tomusi tomujesi partitive tomuasi tomujasi inessive tomussasi tomuissasi elative tomustasi tomuistasi illative tomuusi tomuihisi adessive tomullasi tomuillasi ablative tomultasi tomuiltasi allative tomullesi tomuillesi essive tomunasi tomuinasi translative tomuksesi tomuiksesi abessive tomuttasi tomuittasi instructive — — comitative — tomuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tomumme tomumme accusative nom. tomumme tomumme gen. tomumme genitive tomumme tomujemme partitive tomuamme tomujamme inessive tomussamme tomuissamme elative tomustamme tomuistamme illative tomuumme tomuihimme adessive tomullamme tomuillamme ablative tomultamme tomuiltamme allative tomullemme tomuillemme essive tomunamme tomuinamme translative tomuksemme tomuiksemme abessive tomuttamme tomuittamme instructive — — comitative — tomuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tomunne tomunne accusative nom. tomunne tomunne gen. tomunne genitive tomunne tomujenne partitive tomuanne tomujanne inessive tomussanne tomuissanne elative tomustanne tomuistanne illative tomuunne tomuihinne adessive tomullanne tomuillanne ablative tomultanne tomuiltanne allative tomullenne tomuillenne essive tomunanne tomuinanne translative tomuksenne tomuiksenne abessive tomuttanne tomuittanne instructive — — comitative — tomuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tomunsa tomunsa accusative nom. tomunsa tomunsa gen. tomunsa genitive tomunsa tomujensa partitive tomuaan tomuansa tomujaan tomujansa inessive tomussaan tomussansa tomuissaan tomuissansa elative tomustaan tomustansa tomuistaan tomuistansa illative tomuunsa tomuihinsa adessive tomullaan tomullansa tomuillaan tomuillansa ablative tomultaan tomultansa tomuiltaan tomuiltansa allative tomulleen tomullensa tomuilleen tomuillensa essive tomunaan tomunansa tomuinaan tomuinansa translative tomukseen tomuksensa tomuikseen tomuiksensa abessive tomuttaan tomuttansa tomuittaan tomuittansa instructive — — comitative — tomuineen tomuinensa

Derived terms

• tomuinen
• tomuta
• tomuttaa

 

compounds

• enkelitomu
• tomuhiukkanen
• tomukerros
• tomumaja
• tomupilvi
• tomuriepu
• tomurätti
• tomusokeri

 

Related terms

• (fine particles): tomusokeri, tomuttaa
• (remains): tomumaja

See also

• jauhe
• jauho
• puuteri
• pöly

Further reading

• “tomu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• motu

Japanese

Romanization

tomu

1. Rōmaji transcription of とむ

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɔmu]

Determiner

tomu

1. dative masculine singular of ten
2. dative neuter singular of ten

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.mu/
• Rhymes: -ɔmu
• Syllabification: to‧mu

Noun

tomu

1. genitive singular of tom

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tomu. Cognates include Finnish tomu.

Noun

tomu

1. dust

Inflection

Inflection of tomu (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	tomu
genitive sing.	tomun
partitive sing.	tomud
partitive plur.	tomuid
	singular	plural
nominative	tomu	tomud
accusative	tomun	tomud
genitive	tomun	tomuiden
partitive	tomud	tomuid
essive-instructive	tomun	tomuin
translative	tomuks	tomuikš
inessive	tomus	tomuiš
elative	tomuspäi	tomuišpäi
illative	tomuhu	tomuihe
adessive	tomul	tomuil
ablative	tomulpäi	tomuilpäi
allative	tomule	tomuile
abessive	tomuta	tomuita
comitative	tomunke	tomuidenke
prolative	tomudme	tomuidme
approximative I	tomunno	tomuidenno
approximative II	tomunnoks	tomuidennoks
egressive	tomunnopäi	tomuidennopäi
terminative I	tomuhusai	tomuihesai
terminative II	tomulesai	tomuilesai
terminative III	tomussai	—
additive I	tomuhupäi	tomuihepäi
additive II	tomulepäi	tomuilepäi

Synonyms

• pölü

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “пыль”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika