lamm
See also: Lamm, łamm, and lamm-
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz. Cognate with German lahm, Dutch lam, English lame, Swedish lam.
Adjective
lamm
- (Uri) lame; hobbling, limping
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 65.
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -am
Verb
lamm
- singular imperative of lammen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of lammen
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish lamb, from Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lamː/
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Noun
lamm n
- a lamb
- (Gotland) a sheep
Usage notes
- On the island Gotland (known for its sheep), lamm is used for sheep and lammunge for lamb.
- damm, lamm, ramm are the three words in Swedish spelled with double final -mm (to avoid confusion with dam, lam, ram).
Declension
| Declension of lamm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lamm | lammet | lamm | lammen |
| Genitive | lamms | lammets | lamms | lammens |
Related terms
- dilamm
- lamma
- lammkött
- lammull
- påskalamm (“Passover Lamb, Passover lamb, Paschal Lamb”)
Further reading
- lamm in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
- malm