Gams

German

Etymology

Variant of Gämse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡams/

• Audio

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Noun

Gams f or m or n (strong or mixed, genitive Gams or Gamsen, plural Gams or Gamsen)

1. (chiefly Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland) Synonym of Gämse (“chamois”)

Declension

Declension of Gams [feminine // masculine // neuter, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine, ein	die, der, das	Gams	die	Gams, Gamsen
genitive	einer, eines	der, des	Gams, Gamsen	der	Gams, Gamsen
dative	einer, einem	der, dem	Gams	den	Gams, Gamsen
accusative	eine, einen, ein	die, den, das	Gams	die	Gams, Gamsen

Derived terms

• Gamsbart
• Gamswild
• Gamsbock

Further reading

• “Gams” in Duden online
• “Gams” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache