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Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from klamat ( “ to deceive ” ) . Compare Slovak klam , Slovak klamstvo , Polish kłamstwo .
Noun
klam m inan
fallacy , illusion
deception
Declension
Declension of klam (hard masculine inanimate )
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
klam
second-person singular imperative of klamat
Further reading
klam in Příruční slovník jazyka českého , 1935–1957
klam in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého , 1960–1971, 1989
klam in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German klam .
Adjective
klam (neuter klamt , plural and definite singular attributive klamme , comparative klammere , superlative (predicative) klammest , superlative (attributive) klammeste )
uncomfortably damp and cold
( figurative , informal ) unpleasant , repulsive
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch clam , ultimately from or related to Proto-West Germanic *klaimijan ( “ to smear with clay ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
klam (comparative klammer , superlative klamst )
damp , dank , moist and cool
Inflection
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German klam ( “ tight ” ) . (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Cognate with Danish klam , Dutch klam and German klamm .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /klam/
Rhymes: -am
Hyphenation: klam
Adjective
klam (neuter singular klamt , definite singular and plural klamme , comparative klammere , predicative superlative klammest , attributive superlative klammeste )
clammy ; damp , moist and cold ( especially regarding human skin or the air )
Synonym: fuktig
Det var klamt og fuktig i rommet. It was clammy and damp in the room.
1875 , Henrik Ibsen , Catilina , page 101 :jeg ser mig i en hvælving, klam som gravens muld I see myself in a vault, clammy like the dust of the grave
1879 , Peter Christen Asbjørnsen , Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr , page 174 :klamme gjennemtrængende luftninger clammy penetrating aerations
1885 , Henrik Ibsen , Brand , page 117 :her sænker skodden klamt sig ned here the shutter clammily lowers down
1899 , Henrik Ibsen , Når vi døde vågner , page 196 :to klamme lig two moist corpses
1907 , Nils Collett Vogt , September-Brand , page 124 :høstmørket længer sig klamt og vaadt the autumn darkness longs clammy and wet
1889 , Nils Collett Vogt , Familiens sorg , page 18 :han var sved paa panden og klam paa hænderne he was sweating on his forehead and clammy on his hands
1994 , Dag Solstad , Genanse og verdighet :dette klamme klasseværelset this clammy classroom
1990 , Atle Næss , Kraften som beveger :en varm, klam septemberkveld med tordenvær i lufta a warm, humid September evening with thunderstorms in the air
1996 , Gunnar Staalesen , De døde har det godt :hun var … klam i hendene da vi håndhilste she was… clammy in her hands when we shook hands
2005 , Linn Ullmann , Et velsignet barn :klamme laken clammy sheets
( colloquial ) piercing , unpleasant ( of a mood or atmosphere )
1911 , Hjalmar Christensen , Fogedgaarden , page 24 :det var ingen aabenbar uvenlighed, men en seig, klam mistænksomhet it was no obvious unkindness, but a tenacious, piercing suspicion
1994 , Dag Solstad , Genanse og verdighet :Johan Corneliussen må ha været den klamme taushet i rommet under dette måltid Johan Corneliussen must have been the most unpleasant silence in the room during this meal
awkward
2003 , Arne Svingen , De tøffeste gutta , page 57 :alt ble så klamt når læreren skulle bry seg everything became so awkward when the teacher had to care
Derived terms
References
“klam” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
“klam” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).