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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch fame, from Old French fame, from Latin fāma.
Pronunciation
Noun
faam m (uncountable)
- reputation, fame
Derived terms
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian famne (“girl”), from Proto-West Germanic *faimnijā.
Pronunciation
Noun
faam c (plural fammen, diminutive famke)
- girl
- Coordinate term: jonge
- maidservant
- girlfriend
- Coordinate term: feint
- virgin
Derived terms
Further reading
- “faam (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011