Klamm
See also: klamm
German
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Etymology
From Middle High German klam, from Old High German klam, modern German Klemme, from verb klemmen, attested regionally since 11th c.
Pronunciation
Noun
Klamm f (genitive Klamm, plural Klammen)
- ravine (valley or gorge worn by running water)
- 1873, Heinrich Noë, “Was in der tiefen Klamm vorgeht”, in Die Gartenlaube:
- Andere, welche viele solche Klammen gesehen haben, behaupten, die Partnachklamm habe vor anderen Schlünden, durch welche sich reißende Wasser hindurchkämpfen, nichts Besonderes voraus, als etwa die bequemen Steige, die hindurchgehen, und selbst diesen Vorzug theile sie mit mehreren derartigen Schaustücken, insbesondere der Unkener-, der Seisenbergklamm und anderen.
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Declension
Synonyms
- (ravine): Felsenschlucht, Schlucht
Further reading
- “Klamm” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Klamm f (plural Klamme)
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