Hyphenation
fath·omsTurkish pronunciation
fädhımzPronunciation
/ˈfaᴛʜəmz/ /ˈfæðəmz/
Etymology
[ 'fa-[th]&m ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English fadme, from Old English fæthm outstretched arms, length of the outstretched arms; akin to Old Norse fathmr fathom, Latin patEre to be open, pandere to spread out, Greek petannynai.