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tomt

noun feminine or masculinesubstantiv hunkjønn eller hankjønn

a plot, a building site

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt topt, tompt ‘tuft’ Old Norse topt, tompt ‘a house site’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. grunn der det står, har stått eller skal stå hus;
    tuft (I, 2)a house site
    ground where a house stands, has stood or is to stand;
    a house sitetuft (I, 2)
    • tomta er byggeklar the plot is ready to be built on
    • hus med to mål tomt a house with two decares of land
    • huset er revet, og det skal bygges boligblokk på tomta the house has been demolished, and a block of flats is to be built on the site
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som boligtomtresidential plot, festetomtleased plot, hyttetomtplot for a cabin
  2. utendørs lagringsplass an outdoor storage yard
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som lagertomta storage yard
  3. trakt (I)a district, egna region a districttrakt (I), a regionegn
    • vende tilbake til gamle tomter to return to old haunts