vadem

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vadem, from Old Dutch *fatham, from Proto-West Germanic *faþm, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vadem m (plural vadems, diminutive vadempje n)

1. fathom

Descendants

• → Lokono: fadem

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwa.dẽː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvaː.dem]

Noun

vadem

1. accusative singular of vas (“bail”)

Verb

vadem

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of vadō

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• vaden

Etymology

From Old High German fadum, from Proto-West Germanic *faþm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈvadəm/, /ˈfadəm/

Noun

vadem m

1. thread

Declension

Declension of vadem (strong masculine without umlaut)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	vadem	die	vadem, vademe
genitive	eines	dës	vadems, vademes	dër	vadem, vademe
dative	eime	dëm	vadem, vademe	dën	vademen
accusative	einen	dën	vadem	die	vadem, vademe

Descendants

• Central Franconian: Faddem, Foadem, Fodem, Fadem, Farem
  • Luxembourgish: Fuedem
• Cimbrian: vaadom, baadom (Mezzaselva)
• German: Faden

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “vadem”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “vadem”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), 3rd edition