lamm
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Alemannic German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German and Old High German lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz. Cognate with German lahm, Dutch lam, English lame, Swedish lam.
Adjective[edit]
lamm
References[edit]
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 65.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -am
Verb[edit]
lamm
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish lamb, from Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lamm n
Usage notes[edit]
- On the island Gotland (known for its sheep), lamm is used for sheep and lammunge for lamb.
- damm, lamm and ramm are the three words in Swedish spelled with double final -mm (to avoid confusion with dam, lam and ram).
Declension[edit]
Declension of lamm | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lamm | lammet | lamm | lammen |
Genitive | lamms | lammets | lamms | lammens |
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- lamm in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams[edit]
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- Alemannic German terms inherited from Middle High German
- Alemannic German terms derived from Middle High German
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Old High German
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- Swedish nouns
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- sv:Sheep
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