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单词 -ham
释义

-ham

English

Etymology

From the convergence of two elements:

  • Middle English -ham, -hame, from Old English hām (home, farm, estate), from Proto-West Germanic *haim. Cognate with German -heim and Dutch -hem, and doublet of home.
  • Middle English -hamme, from Old English hamm (enclosure”, often specifically “land enclosed by a river), from the root of Proto-West Germanic *hammjan (to pinch, to hem, to enclose).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): (always unstressed) /əm/, /həm/
  • (US) IPA(key): (with secondary stress) /ˌhæm/, (unstressed) /həm/

Suffix

-ham

  1. Place-name suffix, variously indicating a settlement, farm or enclosure.

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -ham
  • -hampton
  • -hamsted, -hamstead, -hampstead (compare also homestead)

Further reading

  • Key to English Place-names (2005), Institute for Name Studies, University of Nottingham.
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