Lamm

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See also: lamm, łamm, and lamm-

German

Alternative forms

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; akin to Old Saxon lamb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Audio:(file)

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

See also

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

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.

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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
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