"dam" meaning in Afrikaans

See dam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-dam.wav Forms: damme [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch dam, from Middle Dutch dam, from Old Dutch dam, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|dam}} Dutch dam, {{inh|af|dum|dam}} Middle Dutch dam, {{inh|af|odt|dam}} Old Dutch dam, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*dammaz}} Proto-Germanic *dammaz Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|damme|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} dam (plural damme), {{af-noun|damme}} dam (plural damme)
  1. pond, basin Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-dam-af-noun-jByrnCeu Disambiguation of Water: 94 6 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 86 14
  2. dam
    Sense id: en-dam-af-noun-L8tkZe5c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: opgaardam, studam

Download JSON data for dam meaning in Afrikaans (2.1kB)

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