Damm

See also: damm and dämm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tamm. Probably via Old High German *tamm from Proto-Germanic *dammaz, though it is sometimes considered a later backformation from the verb dämmen. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dam/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
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  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

Damm m (genitive Damms or Dammes, plural Dämme)

  1. dam

Declension

Further reading

  • Damm in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɑm/
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Etymology 1

From Old High German *damm, northern variant of tamm, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz.

Noun

Damm m (plural Dämm)

  1. dam, dyke

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French dame.

Noun

Damm f (plural Dammen)

  1. lady
  2. (card games) queen
  3. (chess) queen
  4. skittle, pin
Synonyms
  • (pin, skittle): Keel f

See also

Chess pieces in Luxembourgish · Schachfiguren (Schach + Figuren) (layout · text)
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Kinnek Damm Tuerm Leefer Sprénger Bauer
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