kammen
See also: kämmen and Kämmen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑ.mə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kam‧men
- Rhymes: -ɑmən
Etymology 1
From kam. Displaced earlier kemmen, from Middle Dutch kemben, kemmen, from Old Dutch *kemben, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną, from *kambaz (“comb”).
Verb
kammen
- to comb (use a comb to groom hair, fur etc.)
- to use any other comb, even mechanically
Inflection
| Inflection of kammen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kammen | |||
| past singular | kamde | |||
| past participle | gekamd | |||
| infinitive | kammen | |||
| gerund | kammen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kam | kamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kamt | kamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kamt | kamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kamt | kamde | ||
| 3rd person singular | kamt | kamde | ||
| plural | kammen | kamden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kamme | kamde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kammen | kamden | ||
| imperative sing. | kam | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kamt | |||
| participles | kammend | gekamd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- uitkammen
Related terms
- kamwiel
- roskammen
Descendants
- Negerhollands: kam
- →? Saramaccan: kamm
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
kammen
- Plural form of kam
Finnish
Noun
kammen
- genitive singular of kampi
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
kammen m
- definite singular of kam
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kammen m
- definite singular of kam
Swedish
Noun
kammen
- definite singular of kam.