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English
Etymology 1
From lamb + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
lamber (plural lambers)
- A ewe that gives birth to a lamb.
2017, Trisha Ashley, The Little Teashop of Lost and Found:He'd gone out before dawn searching for a ewe, an early lamber that liked to hide out near the base of the Oldstone, where the rocks gave a bit of shelter.
- A farm worker who supervises the birth of lambs.
1855, William Lewis Rham, William Raynbird, Hugh Raynbird, The Dictionary of the Farm, page 354:The ewes should now be moved as near home as convenience will permit, in order that they may be under the immediate observation of the lamber.
2008, Horatio Clare, Running for the Hills, page 130:The lambers sometimes brought their friends and acquaintances to see the view and relax in what must have seemed a bohemian atmosphere.
Etymology 2
From Malagasy (Highlands dialect).
Noun
lamber (plural lambers)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of lamba (“Madagascan garment”)
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology
From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (“lick, lap”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lamˈbeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Hyphenation: lam‧ber
Verb
lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambín, past participle lambido)
lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambim or lambi, past participle lambido, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to lick
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to lick one's lips
Conjugation
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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lamber
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Personal
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lamber
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lamberes
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lamber
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lambermos
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lamberdes
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lamberem
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Gerund
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lambendo
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Past participle
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Masculine
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lambido
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lambidos
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Feminine
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lambida
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lambidas
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Indicative
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Present
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lambo
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lambes
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lambe
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lambemos
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lambedes, lambeis
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lambem
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Imperfect
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lambia
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lambias
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lambia
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lambíamos
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lambíades, lambíeis, lambíais1
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lambiam
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Preterite
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lambim, lambi
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lambeste, lambeche1
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lambeu
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lambemos
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lambestes
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lambêrom, lamberam
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Pluperfect
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lambera
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lamberas
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lambera
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lambêramos
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lambêrades, lambêreis, lambêrais1
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lamberam
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Future
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lamberei
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lamberás
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lamberá
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lamberemos
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lamberedes, lambereis
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lamberám, lamberão
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Conditional
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lamberia
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lamberias
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lamberia
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lamberíamos
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lamberíades, lamberíeis, lamberíais1
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lamberiam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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lamba
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lambas
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lamba
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lambamos
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lambades, lambais
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lambam
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Imperfect
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lambesse
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lambesses
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lambesse
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lambêssemos
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lambêssedes, lambêsseis
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lambessem
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Future
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lamber
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lamberes
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lamber
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lambermos
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lamberdes
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lamberem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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lambe
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lamba
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lambamos
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lambede, lambei
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lambam
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Negative (nom)
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nom lambas
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nom lamba
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nom lambamos
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nom lambades, nom lambais
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nom lambam
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Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lamber”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “lamber”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lamber”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “lamber” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lamber”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Ladino
Etymology
From Latin lambō, lambere.
Verb
lamber (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לאמביר)
- to lick
Middle English
Noun
lamber
- plural of lamb
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin lambere (“lick, lap”).
Pronunciation
Verb
lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambi, past participle lambido)
- to lick
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lamber” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lamˈbeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: lam‧ber
Verb
lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambí, past participle lambido)
- Alternative form of lamer
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of lamber
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive lamber
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dative
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lamberme
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lamberte
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lamberle, lamberse
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lambernos
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lamberos
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lamberles, lamberse
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accusative
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lamberme
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lamberte
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lamberlo, lamberla, lamberse
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lambernos
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lamberos
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lamberlos, lamberlas, lamberse
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with gerund lambiendo
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dative
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lambiéndome
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lambiéndote
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lambiéndole, lambiéndose
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lambiéndonos
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lambiéndoos
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lambiéndoles, lambiéndose
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accusative
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lambiéndome
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lambiéndote
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lambiéndolo, lambiéndola, lambiéndose
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lambiéndonos
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lambiéndoos
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lambiéndolos, lambiéndolas, lambiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative lambe
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dative
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lámbeme
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lámbete
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lámbele
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lámbenos
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not used
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lámbeles
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accusative
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lámbeme
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lámbete
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lámbelo, lámbela
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lámbenos
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not used
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lámbelos, lámbelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative lambé
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dative
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lambeme
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lambete
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lambele
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lambenos
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not used
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lambeles
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accusative
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lambeme
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lambete
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lambelo, lambela
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lambenos
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not used
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lambelos, lambelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative lamba
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dative
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lámbame
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not used
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lámbale, lámbase
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lámbanos
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not used
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lámbales
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accusative
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lámbame
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not used
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lámbalo, lámbala, lámbase
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lámbanos
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not used
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lámbalos, lámbalas
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with first-person plural imperative lambamos
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dative
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not used
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lambámoste
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lambámosle
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lambámonos
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lambámoos
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lambámosles
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accusative
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not used
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lambámoste
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lambámoslo, lambámosla
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lambámonos
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lambámoos
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lambámoslos, lambámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative lambed
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dative
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lambedme
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not used
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lambedle
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lambednos
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lambeos
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lambedles
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accusative
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lambedme
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not used
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lambedlo, lambedla
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lambednos
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lambeos
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lambedlos, lambedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative lamban
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dative
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lámbanme
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not used
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lámbanle
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lámbannos
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not used
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lámbanles, lámbanse
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accusative
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lámbanme
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not used
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lámbanlo, lámbanla
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lámbannos
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not used
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lámbanlos, lámbanlas, lámbanse
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Further reading