dammen
See also: dämmen and Dämmen
Danish
Noun
dammen c
- singular definite of dam (1)
- singular definite of dam (3)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɑmə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: dam‧men
- Rhymes: -ɑmən
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French dame (“dame, double checkers piece”) + -en.
Verb
dammen
- (intransitive) to play checkers
Inflection
| Inflection of dammen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dammen | |||
| past singular | damde | |||
| past participle | gedamd | |||
| infinitive | dammen | |||
| gerund | dammen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dam | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | damt | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | damt | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | damt | damde | ||
| 3rd person singular | damt | damde | ||
| plural | dammen | damden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | damme | damde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dammen | damden | ||
| imperative sing. | dam | |||
| imperative plur.1 | damt | |||
| participles | dammend | gedamd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- dambord
- dammer
- damschijf
- damspeler
Related terms
- dam
Etymology 2
Gerund of the verb dammen.
Noun
dammen n (uncountable)
- checkers, draughts
Synonyms
- damspel
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch dammen. Equivalent to dam + -en.
Verb
dammen
- (obsolete) to dam
Inflection
| Inflection of dammen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dammen | |||
| past singular | damde | |||
| past participle | gedamd | |||
| infinitive | dammen | |||
| gerund | dammen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dam | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | damt | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | damt | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | damt | damde | ||
| 3rd person singular | damt | damde | ||
| plural | dammen | damden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | damme | damde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dammen | damden | ||
| imperative sing. | dam | |||
| imperative plur.1 | damt | |||
| participles | dammend | gedamd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- afdammen
- bedammen
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
dammen
- Plural form of dam
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
dammen m
- definite singular of dam
- nickname for the Atlantic Ocean.
- over dammen - across the pond
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
dammen m
- definite singular of dam
- nickname for the Atlantic Ocean.
- over dammen - across the pond
Swedish
Noun
dammen
- definite singular of damm