Lamm
See also: lamm, łamm, and lamm-
German
Alternative forms
- Lamb (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German lamp, in the 14th century also lam, from Old High German lamb from Proto-Germanic *lambaz; akin to Old Saxon lamb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lam/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -am
Noun
Lamm n (genitive Lamms or Lammes, plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmchen n or Lämmlein n)
- lamb
Declension
Declension of Lamm
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Lamm | die | Lämmer |
genitive | eines | des | Lammes, Lamms | der | Lämmer |
dative | einem | dem | Lamm, Lamme1 | den | Lämmern |
accusative | ein | das | Lamm | die | Lämmer |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- Deichlamm
- Heidschnuckenlamm
- Lammbraten
- Lammchops
- Lammdöner
- lammen
- Lämmerblume
- Lämmergeier
- Lämmerhirt
- Lämmersalat
- Lämmerschwanz
- Lämmerschwänzchen
- Lammfell
- Lammfleisch
- lammfromm
- Lamm Gottes
- Lammgulasch
- Lammkarree
- Lammkeule
- Lammkotelett
- Lammkrone
- Lammpistole
- Lammrippchen
- Lammrolle
- Lammrücken
- Lammsteak
- Lammzeit
- Lammzunge
- Milchlamm
- Opferlamm
- Osterlamm
See also
- belämmert
Further reading
- Lamm in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
- Lam
Etymology
From Old High German lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑm/
- Rhymes: -ɑm
Noun
Lamm n (plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmchen)
- lamb
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Lamm, Dutch lam, English lamb.
Noun
Lamm n (plural Lemmer)
- lamb