Damm

damm dämm German Etymology de embankment :inh gmh:tamm<ety:der<gem-pro:*dammaz<id:dam><unc:1>>> From de gmh tamm. Probably via de goh *tamm from de gmw-pro *damm, from de gem-pro *dammaz, though it is sometimes considered a later back-formation from the verb de dämmen. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare gml dam). Pronunciation de /dam/ de De-at-Damm.ogg Austria de De-Damm.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de am 1 Noun m,(e)s,^e embankment de anatomy perineum de Perineum Declension m,(e)s,^e Derived terms de Dammböschung Dammläufer Dammstraße Dammweg Fahrdamm Knüppeldamm Staudamm Straßendamm Further reading Hunsrik Etymology From hrx gmh tam, from hrx goh *tamm, from hrx gmw-pro *damm. Pronunciation Noun m Demm dam hrx De Damm is foll Krotte. The dam is full of frogs. Further reading Luxembourgish Pronunciation lb /dam/ [dɑm] lb ɑm 1 Etymology 1 lb gem-pro From lb gmh dam, from lb goh *damm, northern variant of goh tamm, from lb gmw-pro *damm. Noun m Dämm dam, dyke Etymology 2 Borrowed from lb fr dame. Noun f lady lb card games queen lb chess queen skittle, pin Synonyms pin, skittle lb Keel f See also