Tom
A diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a formal male given nameA diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a formal male given name.
» How many Toms do you know?
Сколько Томов ты знаешь?
Сколько Томов вы знаете?
Скільки Томів ти знаєш?
Скільки Томів ви знаєте?
Значение
значений: 3A diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a formal male given name.
A nickname for a common man.
A large, deep-toned bell, or a particularly notable example of one.
Примеры
предложений: 13How many Toms do you know?
Сколько Томов ты знаешь? — marafon
ukСкільки Томів ти знаєш? — deniko
I know a lot of Toms.
Я знаю много Томов. — marafon
deIch kenne viele Toms. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There are three Toms in my class.
У меня в классе три Тома. — paul_lingvo
ukВ моєму класі три Томи. — deniko
There are three Toms at this school.
В этой школе три Тома. — marafon
ukУ цій школі навчається три Томи. — deniko
There are no Toms in our class.
У нас в классе нет Томов. — Wezel
Происхождение
From Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portraFrom Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson featured on it.
Possibly onomatopoeia, conflated with the given name, given the practice of giving objects such as Big Ben human names. Alternatively, it may derive from an inscription on the old bell used as metal to make the Great Tom of Oxford in 1680: In Thomæ laude resono bim bom sine fraude.
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