Damm

See also: damm and dämm

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German tamm. Probably via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German *tamm from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *dammaz, though it is sometimes considered a later backformation from the verb dämmen. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German dam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dam/

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• Rhymes: -am

Noun

Damm m (genitive Dammes, plural Dämme)

1. dam
2. (anatomy) perineum

   Synonym: Perineum

Derived terms

• Fahrdamm, Staudamm, Straßendamm
• Dammböschung, Dammstraße, Dammweg

Further reading

• “Damm” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tam/

Noun

Damm m (plural Demm)

1. dam

   De Damm is foll Krotte.

   The dam is full of frogs.

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dam/, [dɑm]
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German *damm, northern variant of tamm, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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