tømmer

See also: tommer and tömmer

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish tymbær, timbær, from Old Norse timbr, from Proto-Germanic *timrą.

Noun

tømmer n (singular definite tømmeret, not used in plural form)

  1. timber

Declension

Declension of tømmer
neuter
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative tømmer tømmeret
genitive tømmers tømmerets

Derived terms

  • bygningstømmer
  • drivtømmer
  • egetømmer
  • gavntømmer
  • selskabstømmer
  • tømmerflåde
  • tømmerhandel
  • tømmerhandler
  • tømmerhugst
  • tømmerkonstruktion
  • tømmerlus
  • tømmermand
  • tømmermændsplaget
  • tømmerplads
  • tømmerstok
  • tømmersvamp
  • tømmerværk

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse timbr.

Noun

tømmer n (definite singular tømmeret, uncountable)

  1. timber
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

tømmer

  1. present of tømme

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Dialectal forms

Etymology

Through Norwegian Bokmål from Danish tømmer, or a dialectal form of timber (tỳmber), from Old Norse timbr. Akin to English timber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtœmːɛr/

Noun

tømmer n (definite singular tømmeret, uncountable)

  1. timber

Derived terms

References

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