tamm

See also: Tamm

Breton

Noun

tamm m

1. crumb
2. part

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (Revived Late Cornish) tabm

Etymology

From Middle Cornish tam, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“to split”). Cognate with Breton tamm and Welsh tam.

Noun

tamm m (plural temmyn)

1. bit, fragment, piece

   Synonym: darn

2. morsel, scrap

   Synonyms: pastel, souben

3. snack

Derived terms

• tamm denti (“delicacy”)
• tamm ha tamm (“bit by bit”)

Mutation

Mutation of tamm

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
tamm	damm	thamm	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Cypriot Arabic

Root
t-m-m
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَمَّ (tamma).

Verb

tamm I (present pitumm) (transitive)

1. to end, to complete

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 176

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tammi. Of Finno-Volgaic or Finno-Permic origin. Cognate to Finnish tammi.

Noun

tamm (genitive tamme, partitive tamme)

1. oak (tree)

Declension

Declension of tamm (type tamm)

	singular	plural
nominative	tamm	tammed
genitive	tamme	tammede
partitive	tamme	tammesid
illative	tamme / tammesse	tammedesse
inessive	tammes	tammedes
elative	tammest	tammedest
allative	tammele	tammedele
adessive	tammel	tammedel
ablative	tammelt	tammedelt
translative	tammeks	tammedeks
terminative	tammeni	tammedeni
essive	tammena	tammedena
abessive	tammeta	tammedeta
comitative	tammega	tammedega

Derived terms

• tammetõru

Etymology 2

From Low German dam (“dam”), compare English dam.

Noun

tamm (genitive tammi, partitive tammi)

1. dam

Declension

Declension of tamm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		tamm	tammid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	tammi
genitive			tammide
partitive		tammi	tamme tammisid
illative		tammi tammisse	tammidesse tammesse
inessive		tammis	tammides tammes
elative		tammist	tammidest tammest
allative		tammile	tammidele tammele
adessive		tammil	tammidel tammel
ablative		tammilt	tammidelt tammelt
translative		tammiks	tammideks tammeks
terminative		tammini	tammideni
essive		tammina	tammidena
abessive		tammita	tammideta
comitative		tammiga	tammidega

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare English dam (“draughts piece”).

Noun

tamm (genitive tammi, partitive tammi)

1. (draughts) dam, king

Declension

Declension of tamm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		tamm	tammid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	tammi
genitive			tammide
partitive		tammi	tamme tammisid
illative		tammi tammisse	tammidesse tammesse
inessive		tammis	tammides tammes
elative		tammist	tammidest tammest
allative		tammile	tammidele tammele
adessive		tammil	tammidel tammel
ablative		tammilt	tammidelt tammelt
translative		tammiks	tammideks tammeks
terminative		tammini	tammideni
essive		tammina	tammidena
abessive		tammita	tammideta
comitative		tammiga	tammidega

Livonian

Noun

tamm

1. Salaca form of täm (“oak”)

References

• Andreas Johan Sjögren, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1861), Livisch-deutsches und deutsch-livisches Wörterbuch
• Pajusalu, Karl & Winkler, Eberhard, Salis-livisches Wörterbuch (2009). Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia. Tallinn.