Lamm

See also: lamm, łamm, and lamm-

English

Proper noun

Lamm (plural Lamms)

1. A surname.

German

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Alternative forms

• Lamb (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German lamp, in the 14th century also lam, from Old High German lamb, from Proto-West Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.

The loss of the b is reflective of a common trend in West Germanic languages; compare Dutch lam, Yiddish לאַם (lam), and the pronunciation of English lamb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lam/
• Rhymes: -am

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Noun

Lamm n (strong, genitive Lammes or Lamms, plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmchen n or Lämmlein n)

1. lamb

Declension

Declension of Lamm [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Lamm	die	Lämmer
genitive	eines	des	Lammes, Lamms	der	Lämmer
dative	einem	dem	Lamm, Lamme1	den	Lämmern
accusative	ein	das	Lamm	die	Lämmer

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Deichlamm
• Heidschnuckenlamm
• Lamm Gottes
• Lammbraten
• Lammchops
• Lammdöner
• lammen
• Lämmerblume
• Lämmergeier
• Lämmerhirt
• Lämmersalat
• Lämmerschwanz
• Lämmerschwänzchen
• Lammfell
• Lammfilet
• Lammfleisch
• lammfromm
• Lammgulasch
• Lammkarree
• Lammkeule
• Lammkotelett
• Lammkrone
• Lammpistole
• Lammrippchen
• Lammrolle
• Lammrücken
• Lammsteak
• Lammzeit
• Lammzunge
• Milchlamm
• Opferlamm
• Osterlamm
• Paschalamm
• Passahlamm
• Passalamm
• Pessachlamm

 

See also

• belämmert

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German lamp, from Old High German lamb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lam/

Noun

Lamm n (plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmche)

1. lamb
   • 2020, Aesop, Piter Keo, De Wollef un das Lamm (yt):

     En Wollef hod en Lamm getroff, wo sich fun seiner Häerd fererd had.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Lam

Etymology

From Middle High German lamp, from Old High German lamb, from Proto-West Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑm/
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Noun

Lamm n (plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmchen)

1. lamb

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German lamp, from Old High German lamb. Compare German Lamm, Dutch lam, English lamb.

Noun

Lamm n (plural Lemmer)

1. lamb