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duim.

thumb, the innermost finger

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/dœy̯m/
  1. thumb, the innermost finger

    masculine
  2. inch

    masculine
  3. pintle (jointed pivot of a hinge, consisting of the pin and the non-moving leaf)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dume, from Old Dutch *thūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô. Compare West Frisian tomme, Low German Dumen, German Daumen, English thumb, Danish tomme, Swedish tumme.

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