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Häme
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hame
English
Etymology
en fi Häme.
Proper noun
en historical region c/Finland.
Finnish
thumb|upright|Map of Tavastia (historical province) in Finland
Etymology
fi urj-fin-pro:*hämä -e<alt:-e(h)>; see the Proto-Finnic entry for further etymology.
First attested in fi Hemelinda (fi Hämeen linna, Häme Castle) in 1413.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Tavastia, a historical province and area in Finland
fi Finnish place names
Declension
Häm ä
Derived terms
fi compounds Hämeenaho Hämeenkorpi Hämeenkoski hämeenkylmänkukka Hämeenkylä Hämeenkyrö Hämeenlinna Hämeenniemi Hämevaara Kanta-Häme Päijät-Häme
Related terms
fi hämäläinen Hämäläinen
Descendants
1 ru ямь Tavastian
1 fi jäämi Tavastian
Statistics
dvv_20250813 92
References
fi Finland Regions of Finland
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈhɛːmə/ /ˈheːmə/
de De-Häme.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
Backformation from de hämisch. First attested in the 1960s, probably slightly older in speech.
Noun
f.sg
ridicule; scorn; spite; gloating; schadenfreude
de Hohn Schadenfreude
Declension
f.sg
Derived terms
de hämen
Related terms
de hämisch
Etymology 2
Noun
de noun form
de Häm nom//acc//gen p
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