chám

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See also: cham, Cham, ćham, chấm, châm, Châm, chậm, Cham., chām, and chẩm

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech chám. Originally being probably a derogatory term for a peasant, then getting the meaning semen analogously to German kalter Bauer.

Pronunciation

Noun

chám m anim

  1. commoner, peasant

Declension

Declension of chám (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative chám chámové, chámi
genitive cháma chámů
dative chámovi, chámu chámům
accusative cháma chámy
vocative cháme chámové, chámi
locative chámovi, chámu chámech
instrumental chámem chámy

Noun

chám m inan

  1. sperm, semen
    Synonyms: semeno, ejakulát, sperma

Declension

Declension of chám (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative chám chámy
genitive chámu chámů
dative chámu chámům
accusative chám chámy
vocative cháme chámy
locative chámu chámech
instrumental chámem chámy

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “chám”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “chám”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “chám”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Macanese

Noun

chám

  1. Alternative form of cham: ground

Usage notes

  • Generally now the more common way of writing the word, according to Ferreira's orthography.

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈxaːm/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈxaːm/

Noun

chám m pers

  1. (derogatory) peasant, farmer

Declension

Declension of chám (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative chám chámy chámi, chámové
genitive cháma chámú chámóv
dative chámu, chámovi chámoma chámóm
accusative cháma chámy chámy
vocative cháme chámy chámi, chámové
locative chámu, chámovi chámú chámiech
instrumental chámem chámoma chámy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Noun

chám m inan

  1. semen, sperm
    Synonyms: siemě, výkal

Declension

Declension of chám (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative chám chámy chámi, chámové
genitive cháma, chámu chámú chámóv
dative chámu chámoma chámóm
accusative chám chámy chámy
vocative cháme chámy chámi, chámové
locative chámě, chámu chámú chámiech
instrumental chámem chámoma chámy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: chám

Further reading

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