tam

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Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

tam

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Tamil.

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tæm/
  • Audio (southern England)(file)

Etymology 1[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Short for tam o'shanter.

Noun[edit]

tam (plural tams)

  1. Synonym of tam o'shanter, a type of cap.
    • 1988 July 1, Bryan Miller, “A Gathering of Scots”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
      Despite the blaze of sunshine, woolens were everywhere: tams, kilts, socks drawn up to knobby knees.

Etymology 2[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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From the Cantonese pronunciation of 擔.

Noun[edit]

tam (plural tams)

  1. Synonym of picul, a unit of weight, particularly in Cantonese contexts.

Anagrams[edit]

Azerbaijani[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic تَامّ‎ (tāmm).

Adverb[edit]

tam

  1. (of a task to be completed) done; finished; complete
    Mən kitabı hələ tam oxumamışam. ― I have not finished reading the book.
  2. completely, really
    Mən bu məsələni tam başa düşmədim. ― I haven't really understood this issue.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic طَعْم‎ (ṭaʿm).

Noun[edit]

tam (definite accusative tamnı, plural tamlar)

  1. taste
    Synonym: dad
Declension[edit]
    Declension of tam
singular plural
nominative tam
 tamlar
definite accusative tamı
 tamları
dative tama
 tamlara
locative tamda
 tamlarda
ablative tamdan
 tamlardan
definite genitive tamın
 tamların
    Possessive forms of tam
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tamım tamlarım
sənin (“your”) tamın tamların
onun (“his/her/its”) tamı tamları
bizim (“our”) tamımız tamlarımız
sizin (“your”) tamınız tamlarınız
onların (“their”) tamı or tamları tamları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tamımı tamlarımı
sənin (“your”) tamını tamlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) tamını tamlarını
bizim (“our”) tamımızı tamlarımızı
sizin (“your”) tamınızı tamlarınızı
onların (“their”) tamını or tamlarını tamlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tamıma tamlarıma
sənin (“your”) tamına tamlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) tamına tamlarına
bizim (“our”) tamımıza tamlarımıza
sizin (“your”) tamınıza tamlarınıza
onların (“their”) tamına or tamlarına tamlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tamımda tamlarımda
sənin (“your”) tamında tamlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) tamında tamlarında
bizim (“our”) tamımızda tamlarımızda
sizin (“your”) tamınızda tamlarınızda
onların (“their”) tamında or tamlarında tamlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tamımdan tamlarımdan
sənin (“your”) tamından tamlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) tamından tamlarından
bizim (“our”) tamımızdan tamlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) tamınızdan tamlarınızdan
onların (“their”) tamından or tamlarından tamlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tamımın tamlarımın
sənin (“your”) tamının tamlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) tamının tamlarının
bizim (“our”) tamımızın tamlarımızın
sizin (“your”) tamınızın tamlarınızın
onların (“their”) tamının or tamlarının tamlarının
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “tam” in Obastan.com.

Chewong[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tam

  1. water

References[edit]

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tam

  1. teeming, full

References[edit]

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Czech tamo, from Proto-Slavic *tamo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tam

  1. there (in or at that place or location)
  2. there (to or into that place)
    Antonyms: zpět, zpátky

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • tam in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • tam in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish tam, from Old Norse tamr, from Proto-Germanic *tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-.

Adjective[edit]

tam

  1. tame

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of tam
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular tam tammere tammest2
Neuter singular tamt tammere tammest2
Plural tamme tammere tammest2
Definite attributive1 tamme tammere tammeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch *tam, from Proto-Germanic *tamaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tam (comparative tammer, superlative tamst)

  1. tame, not wild
  2. (figuratively) boring, unexciting, bland

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of tam
uninflected tam
inflected tamme
comparative tammer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial tam tammer het tamst
het tamste
indefinite m./f. sing. tamme tammere tamste
n. sing. tam tammer tamste
plural tamme tammere tamste
definite tamme tammere tamste
partitive tams tammers —

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: tam
  • Negerhollands: teem

Anagrams[edit]

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin tam.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tam

  1. as (in comparison), so (followed by an adj.)

See also[edit]

  • kam (“than, as, to (in comparison)”)

Kabyle[edit]

Kabyle cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : tam
    Arabic loanword : tmanya

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Berber.

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

tam (feminine tamet)

  1. eight
    Synonym: tmanya

Kashubian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *tamo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

tam

  1. there

Kwama[edit]

Noun[edit]

tam

  1. honey

References[edit]

  • Goldberg, Justin; Asadik, Habte; Bekama, Jiregna; Mengistu, Mulat (2016) Gwama – English Dictionary‎[3], SIL International

Lashi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

tam

  1. to make something level

References[edit]

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[4], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Italic *sei, from Proto-Indo-European *téh₂m, accusative of *séh₂, feminine of *só. Confer with its masculine form Latin tum, as in cum-quam.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tam (not comparable)

  1. so, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
    Sextus tam iratus erat ut fratrem interficere vellet.
    Sextus was so angry that he wished to kill his brother.
    Synonyms: adeō, eō, tantopere, tantum

Usage notes[edit]

Often coupled with quam.

  1. Such that "tam x, quam y" = "so x, as y"
    • Spinoza, Ethica Liber V:
      Sed omnia praeclara tam difficilia, quam rara sunt.
      But all things excellent are as rare as they are difficult

Often "tips off" a subjunctive clause of result.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Latin correlatives (edit)
type interrogative indefinite (medial)
demonstrative		 proximal
demonstrative		 distal
demonstrative		 relative indefinite
relative		 identity other
basic quis, quī quis, quī, quīdam, aliquis, aliquī, quisque, quisquam, aliquisquam, quispiam, ūllus is, iste, istic hic ille, illic quī quisquis, quīcumque ipse, īdem alter, alius
dual uter alteruter, uterque uter utercumque
number quot aliquot tot quot quotquot, quotcumque totidem
order quotus totus quotus quotuscumque
quantity quam aliquam tam quam †quamquam †tamen, †tandem
size quantus aliquantus tantus quantus quantuscumque tantusdem
quality quālis aliquālis tālis quālis quālis, quāliscumque
manner ut, quī, quō modō, quōmodo, quemadmodum utique, quī, quōdam modō, aliquō modō ita, sic, eō/istō modō hōc modō illō modō ut, quī, quō modō, quōmodo, quemadmodum utut, utcumque, quōmodocumque item, itidem aliter, aliōquī, alterō/aliō modō
method,
path,
place 		quā aliquā, quāque eā, istāc hāc illāc quā quāquā, quācumque eādem aliā
place ubi alicubi, ubique, usquam, uspiam ibi, istic hīc illīc ubi ubiubi, ubicumque ibidem alibī, aliās
source unde alicunde, undeunde inde, istinc hinc illinc unde undecumque indidem aliunde
destination quō, quōrsum aliquō, quōquam, quōpiam, °aliquōvorsum eō, istūc, °istōrsum hūc, °hōrsum illūc, °illōrsum quō quōquō, quōcumque eōdem aliō, aliorsum
time quandō quondam, aliquandō, quandōque, umquam tum, tunc num, nunc ōlim cum, quandō cumque, quandōcumque, quandōque simul aliās
exact time quota hōra ea/ista hōra hac hōra illa hōra quota hōra quotacumque hōra eadem hōra altera/alia hōra
repetition quotiēns aliquotiēns totiēns quotiēns quotiēnscumque
multiplication quotuplex totuplex quotuplex
† Turned conjunction with original meaning somewhat dissimulated
° Rare

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • “tam”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “tam”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tam in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • tam in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[5], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • amongst such moral depravity: tam perditis or corruptis moribus

Latvian[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

tam

  1. to that; dative singular masculine form of tas

Lithuanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • The dative and adverbial forms have one pronunciation, while the locative form has another.
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Pronoun[edit]

tám

  1. dative singular masculine of tàs
    tám výrui ― to that man

Adverb[edit]

tám

  1. for that purpose
  2. so that, in order to [followed by kàd + a subordinate clause, often in the subjunctive]
    Válgo daržóves tám, kàd bū́tų sveĩkas. ― He eats vegetables in order to be healthy.

Pronoun[edit]

tam̃

  1. Alternative form of tamè: locative singular masculine of tàs
    tam̃ miestè ― in that city

Further reading[edit]

  • “tam”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
  • “tam”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2023

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *tamo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tam

  1. there (in that place)

Further reading[edit]

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “tam”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “tam”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tam

  1. Alternative form of tame (“tame”)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

tam

  1. (Northern, after d or t) Alternative form of þem (“them”)

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic طَعْم‎ (ṭaʿm).

Noun[edit]

Central Kurdish تام‎ (tam)

tam ?

  1. taste
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tam

  1. precisely, exactly

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old Anatolian Turkish طام‎ (d̥am).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tam ?

  1. house, building, structure

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse tamr.

Adjective[edit]

tam (neuter singular tamt, definite singular and plural tamme)

  1. tame, domesticated

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse tamr.

Adjective[edit]

tam (neuter singular tamt, definite singular and plural tamme)

  1. tame, domesticated

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *tam.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tam

  1. tame

Declension[edit]

Declension of tam — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tam tamu, tamo tam
Accusative tamne tame tam
Genitive tames tamre tames
Dative tamum tamre tamum
Instrumental tame tamre tame
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tame tama, tame tamu, tamo
Accusative tame tama, tame tamu, tamo
Genitive tamra tamra tamra
Dative tamum tamum tamum
Instrumental tamum tamum tamum
Declension of tam — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tama tame tame
Accusative taman taman tame
Genitive taman taman taman
Dative taman taman taman
Instrumental taman taman taman
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative taman taman taman
Accusative taman taman taman
Genitive tamra, tamena tamra, tamena tamra, tamena
Dative tamum tamum tamum
Instrumental tamum tamum tamum

Descendants[edit]

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish tamo, from Proto-Slavic *tamo.

Pronoun[edit]

tam

  1. there

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

tam f

  1. genitive plural of tama

Further reading[edit]

  • tam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tam in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tam (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of tão

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *tamo.

Adverb[edit]

tam (Cyrillic spelling там)

  1. (Kajkavian, regional) there

Synonyms[edit]

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *tamo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tam

  1. there
  2. thither

Synonyms[edit]

  • (thither): ta

Antonyms[edit]

  • (there): tu
  • (thither): sem

References[edit]

  • tam in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *tamo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tȁm

  1. there, in that place

Further reading[edit]

  • “tam”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish tamber, from Old Norse tamr, from Proto-Germanic *tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-.

Adjective[edit]

tam (comparative tamare, superlative tamast)

  1. tame (not wild), domesticated

Declension[edit]

Inflection of tam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular tam tamare tamast
Neuter singular tamt tamare tamast
Plural tama tamare tamast
Masculine plural3 tame tamare tamast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 tame tamare tamaste
All tama tamare tamaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Related terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Tatar[edit]

Noun[edit]

tam

  1. wall

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish تام‎ (tam, “complete, exact; completely, exactly”), from Arabic تَامّ‎ (tāmm).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tam

  1. complete, absolute

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Upper Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *tamo.

Adverb[edit]

tam

  1. there

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三 (“three”).

Numeral[edit]

tam

  1. (only in compounds) three
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
  • (native) ba

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *k-saːm. Cognate with Arem katʰæːm, Thavung saːm¹, Kuy sɛːm, Khmu [Cuang] hɛːm.

The term was probably already archaic by the time it started to be written down and was only attested in the compound 󰞿三 (anh tam, “elder brother and younger sibling”).

Noun[edit]

tam • (三)

  1. (obsolete) younger sibling
    • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “述興 Thuật hứng 19”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):
      𡶀廊盈𪀄部伴
      𩄲客次月󰞿三
      Núi láng diềng, chim bầu bạn,
      Mây khách thứa, nguyệt anh tam.
      Mountains as neighbors, birds are friends,
      Clouds as guests, the moon is my kin.

Zazaki[edit]

Noun[edit]

tam n

  1. taste

Derived terms[edit]

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