camb
Middle English
Noun
camb
- Alternative form of comb
Old English
Alternative forms
- comb
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Cognate with Old Saxon camb, Dutch kam, Old High German chamb (German Kamm), Old Norse kambr (Swedish kam); and with Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “pin”), Old Armenian ծամեմ (camem, “to chew”), Russian зуб (zub).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑmb/
Noun
camb m
- comb
- crest of a helmet, bird, etc.
- c. 1000, The Wonders of the East
- Fēnixas habbaþ cambas on hēafde swā pāwan.
- Phoenixes have crests on their head like peacocks.
- Fēnixas habbaþ cambas on hēafde swā pāwan.
- c. 1000, The Wonders of the East
Declension
Declension of camb (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | camb | cambas |
accusative | camb | cambas |
genitive | cambes | camba |
dative | cambe | cambum |
Derived terms
- horscamb
- huniġcamb
Descendants
- Middle English: camb, comb
- English: comb
- Scots: camb, came, kame, kaim, kem
- Yola: cowm
Old Saxon
Noun
camb m
- Alternative spelling of kamb