Kamm

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kamb, camb, chamb, from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (tooth).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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Noun

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Kamm m (strong, genitive Kammes or Kamms, plural Kämme, diminutive Kämmchen n)

  1. comb
  2. crest (of various animals), comb (of rooster)
  3. (cooking) shoulder (of pork), neck (of mutton/beef)
  4. ridge (of hills, mountains)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Kamm” in Duden online
  • Kamm on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • Kamm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kamb, camb, chamb, from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Kamm m (plural Kemm, diminutive Kemmche)

  1. comb
  2. crest

Further reading

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