damm
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Audio (file) - IPA(key): /dam/
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish damb, dåm (“dust, steam”). Akin to Low German damp, Dutch damp, and Danish damp (“vapor, steam, fog”), German Dampf, Icelandic dampi, English damp (“moderately wet”), and to German dampf imperative of dimpfen (“to smoke”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dampaz.
Noun
damm n
Declension
| Declension of damm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | damm | dammet | — | — |
| Genitive | damms | dammets | — | — |
Synonyms
- damb (dialectal)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish damber, dampn, from Old Norse dammr.
Noun
damm c
Declension
| Declension of damm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | damm | dammen | dammar | dammarna |
| Genitive | damms | dammens | dammars | dammarnas |
Derived terms
References
Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija (editors). 1992–2000. Suomen sanojen alkuperä ('The Origin of Finnish Words'). Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus/Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. →ISBN.
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- dæmm
Etymology 1
From Old Norse dammr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̥ámː], [d̥ǽmː]
- Rhymes: -ámː, -ǽmː
Noun
damm n
Derived terms
- dammbol (“floodgate”)
- kagdamm n (“temporary embankment above the permanent one”)
Related terms
- dämi (“embank”)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse damma, from Latin domna, from domina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̥æ̀mː]
- Rhymes: -àmː, -æ̀mː
Noun
damm f
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