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Kamm

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German kamb, camb, chamb, from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kam/
Rhymes: -am
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Noun

Kamm m (strong, genitive Kammes or Kamms, plural Kämme, diminutive Kämmchen n)

comb
crest (of various animals), comb (of rooster)
(cooking) shoulder (of pork), neck (of mutton/beef)
ridge (of hills, mountains)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kamm	die	Kämme
genitive	eines	des	Kammes, Kamms	der	Kämme
dative	einem	dem	Kamm, Kamme¹	den	Kämmen
accusative	einen	den	Kamm	die	Kämme

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Declension of Kamm [masculine, strong]

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Frequenzkamm
Hahnenkamm
Kammgarn
Kammgarnzentrum
Gipskamm

Further reading

“Kamm” in Duden online
Kamm on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Kamm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German kamb, camb, chamb, from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰam/

Noun

Kamm m (plural Kemm, diminutive Kemmche)

comb
crest

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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