Damm

See also: damm and dämm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tamm. Probably via Old High German *tamm from Proto-Germanic *dammaz, though it is sometimes considered a later back-formation from the verb dämmen. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dam/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

Damm m (strong, genitive Dammes or Damms, plural Dämme)

  1. embankment
  2. (anatomy) perineum
    Synonym: Perineum

Declension

Declension of Damm [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Damm die Dämme
genitive eines des Dammes, Damms der Dämme
dative einem dem Damm, Damme1 den Dämmen
accusative einen den Damm die Dämme

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: Damm

Noun

Damm m (plural Demm)

  1. dam
    De Damm is foll Krotte.
    The dam is full of frogs.

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Damm”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dam/, [dɑm]
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Etymology 1

From Old High German *damm, northern variant of tamm, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz.

Noun

Damm m (plural Dämm)

  1. dam, dyke

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French dame.

Noun

Damm f (plural Dammen)

  1. lady
  2. (card games) queen
  3. (chess) queen
  4. skittle, pin
Synonyms
  • (pin, skittle): Keel f

See also

Chess pieces in Luxembourgish · Schachfiguren (Schach + Figuren) (layout · text)
Kinnek Damm Tuerm Leefer Sprénger Bauer
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