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):

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• 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

• Dammböschung
• Dammläufer
• Dammstraße
• Dammweg
• Fahrdamm
• Knüppeldamm
• Staudamm
• Straßendamm

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