kämmen
Finnish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.. Cognate to Estonian kämmal, Veps kämen, Ludian kämmeń, Votic tšämmäl, Karelian kämmen, Ingrian kämmen. Compare Inari Sami kiämád, Khanty.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kämmen
Declension
Inflection of kämmen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kämmen | kämmenet | ||
genitive | kämmenen | kämmenien kämmenten | ||
partitive | kämmentä | kämmeniä | ||
illative | kämmeneen | kämmeniin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kämmen | kämmenet | ||
accusative | nom. | kämmen | kämmenet | |
gen. | kämmenen | |||
genitive | kämmenen | kämmenien kämmenten | ||
partitive | kämmentä | kämmeniä | ||
inessive | kämmenessä | kämmenissä | ||
elative | kämmenestä | kämmenistä | ||
illative | kämmeneen | kämmeniin | ||
adessive | kämmenellä | kämmenillä | ||
ablative | kämmeneltä | kämmeniltä | ||
allative | kämmenelle | kämmenille | ||
essive | kämmenenä | kämmeninä | ||
translative | kämmeneksi | kämmeniksi | ||
abessive | kämmenettä | kämmenittä | ||
instructive | — | kämmenin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat http://www.eki.ee/dict/ety/index.cgi?Q=kämmal
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kemben, kemmen, from Old High German kemben, kempen, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb”).
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive) to comb; to brush (hair)
- Ich kämme dir kurz die Haare.
- I’ll comb / brush your hair quickly.
- (transitive) to comb or brush someone’s hair
- Ich kämme dich kurz.
- I’ll comb / brush your hair quickly.
- (literally, “I’ll comb you quickly.”)
- (reflexive) to brush one’s own hair
- Ich kämme mich kurz.
- I’ll comb / brush my hair quickly.
Usage notes
- German kämmen is used irrespective of whether a comb or brush is used. The construction sich das Haar bürsten (literally “to brush one’s hair”) is surely possible, but is less common than in English. Bürsten often implies the exertion of some pressure, especially for cleaning.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “kämmen” in Duden online
Karelian
Etymology
Related to Finnish kämmen.
Noun
kämmen
- palm (of the hand)
Livvi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kämmen (genitive kämmenen, partitive kämmendy)
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German kemben, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną. Cognate with German kämmen, Dutch kemmen, English comb, Icelandic kemba.
Pronunciation
Verb
kämmen (third-person singular present kämmt, past participle gekämmt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to comb
Conjugation
Regular | ||
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infinitive | kämmen | |
participle | gekämmt | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | kämmen | — |
2nd singular | kämms | kämm |
3rd singular | kämmt | — |
1st plural | kämmen | — |
2nd plural | kämmt | kämmt |
3rd plural | kämmen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Related terms
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Anatomy
- Finnish sisar-type nominals
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German transitive verbs
- German terms with usage examples
- German reflexive verbs
- Karelian lemmas
- Karelian nouns
- Livvi lemmas
- Livvi nouns
- olo:Anatomy
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish 2-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish verbs
- Luxembourgish verbs using hunn as auxiliary