ham

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

c. 1637, Middle English hamme, from Old English hamm 'bend of the knee', from Proto-Germanic *hanmō (compare Dutch ham, German dialect Hamme), from pre-Germanic *konɘmā, from Proto-Indo-European *knāmā 'shin' (compare Middle Irish cnáim 'bone', Ancient Greek knḗmé 'shinbone'). Compare gammon.

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[edit] Noun

ham (plural hams)

  1. (anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
  2. (countable) The thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat.
  3. (uncountable) The thigh of a hog cured for food.
  4. The back of the thigh.
  5. An actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
  6. A person whose hobby is ham radio.
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[edit] Translations
region back of the knee joint
thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat
thigh of a hog cured for food
back of the thigh
actor with an exaggerating style
ham radio operator
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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English hām.

[edit] Noun

ham (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Archaic spelling of home.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Persists in many old place names, such as Buckingham.

[edit] References

  • “ham” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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[edit] Verb

ham (third-person singular simple present hams, present participle hamming, simple past and past participle hammed)

  1. To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
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[edit] Anglo-Norman

[edit] Etymology

Of Germanic origin, probably Frankish

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ham m. (oblique plural hams, nominative singular hams, nominative plural ham)

  1. village

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[edit] Catalan

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Latin hamus.

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ham m. (plural hams)

  1. fishhook

[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse hamr.

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  • IPA: /ham/, [hɑmˀ]

[edit] Noun

ham c. (singular definite hammen, plural indefinite hamme)

  1. slough, skin
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[edit] Inflection
    Inflection of ham
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative ham hammen hamme hammene
genitive hams hammens hammes hammenes

[edit] Etymology 2

See han.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ham/, [hɑm]

[edit] Pronoun

ham

  1. (personal) objective case of han
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Danish personal pronouns
Number Person Inflection Nominative Accusative Possessive Reflexive Reflexive possessive
Singular First common jeg mig min
neuter mit
plural mine
Second common du dig din
neuter dit
plural dine
polite form De Dem Deres
Third masculine han ham hans sig sin
feminine hun hende hendes
common den den dens
neuter det det dets sit
plural sine
Plural First — vi os vores
common vor
neuter vort
plural vore
Second – I jer jeres
polite form De Dem Deres
Third – de dem deres sig

[edit] Dutch

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ham f. (plural hammen, diminutive hammetje)

  1. ham

[edit] Irish

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [haːmˠ], [hamˠ]

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ham m.

  1. Mutated form of am.

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ham

  1. them

[edit] Middle French

[edit] Noun

ham m. (plural hamz)

  1. village

[edit] Norwegian

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ham

  1. him

[edit] Old English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hamō-. Cognate with Middle Dutch hamme (Dutch ham), Old High German hamma (dialectal German Hamm), Old Norse hǫm.

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ham f.

  1. (anatomy) ham, inner knee
    Monegum men gescrincaþ his fet to his homme: with many men the feet shrink up to the knee. (Leechbook)
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hammaz. Cognate with Old Frisian ham, Middle Low German hamme (Low German hamm).

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ham m.

  1. enclosure, especially an enclosed pasture or dwelling

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  • IPA: /hɑːm/

[edit] Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kōim- (“village”). Cognate with Old Frisian hām, Old Saxon hēm (Dutch heem), Old High German heim (German Heim), Old Norse heimr (Swedish hem), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼𐍃. The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek κωμη, Old Irish cóim, Lithuanian šeimà, Russian семья.

[edit] Noun

hām m.

  1. home, house; property, estate
    Hælend com to Lazares ham: the Saviour came to the home of Lazarus.
[edit] Declension
    Declension of ham (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative hām hāmas
accusative hām hāmas
genitive hāmes hāma
dative hāme hāmum
[edit] Descendants
  • Standard English home
  • Northumbrian and Scots hame

[edit] Rohingya

[edit] Noun

ham

  1. work

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

[edit] Interjection

ham!

  1. woof, the sound a barking dog makes

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Etymology

From Persian خام (xâm).

[edit] Adjective

ham

  1. raw
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