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Lamm

See also: lamm, łamm, and lamm-

English

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Proper noun

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Lamm (plural Lamms)

  1. A surname.

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lamp, in the 14th century also lam, from Old High German lamb, from Proto-West Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.

The loss of the b is reflective of a common trend in West Germanic languages; compare Dutch lam, Yiddish לאַם (lam), and the pronunciation of English lamb.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lam/
  • Rhymes: -am
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Noun

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Lamm n (strong, genitive Lammes or Lamms, plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmchen n or Lämmlein n)

  1. lamb

Declension

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Declension of Lamm [neuter, strong]
singular plural
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 rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • “Lamm” in Duden online
  • “Lamm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lamp, from Old High German lamb.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Lamm n (plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmche)

  1. lamb
    • 2020, Aesop, Piter Keo, De Wollef un das Lamm (yt):
      En Wollef hod en Lamm getroff, wo sich fun seiner Häerd fererd had.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Luxembourgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lamp, from Old High German lamb, from Proto-West Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Lamm n (plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmchen)

  1. lamb

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lamp, from Old High German lamb. Compare German Lamm, Dutch lam, English lamb.

Noun

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Lamm n (plural Lemmer)

  1. lamb
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