Kamm

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German kamb, camb, chamb, from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

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

Kamm m (strong, genitive Kammes or Kamms, plural Kämme, diminutive Kämmchen n)

  1. comb
  2. crest (of various animals), comb (of rooster)
  3. (cooking) shoulder (of pork), neck (of mutton/beef)
  4. ridge (of hills, mountains)

Declension

Declension of Kamm
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kamm die Kämme
genitive eines des Kammes, Kamms der Kämme
dative einem dem Kamm, Kamme1 den Kämmen
accusative einen den Kamm die Kämme

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Kamm” in Duden online
  • Kamm on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • “Kamm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German kamb, camb, chamb, from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb.

Pronunciation

Noun

Kamm m (plural Kemm, diminutive Kemmche)

  1. comb
  2. crest

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