"adhamant" meaning in All languages combined

See adhamant on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From the Latin adhāmāns (“catching”, stem: adhāmant-), from adhāmō, from ad- + hāmus (“hook”) + -ō. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|adhāmāns||catching|notext=1|pos=stem: <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">adhāmant-</i>}} Latin adhāmāns (“catching”, stem: adhāmant-), {{confix|la|ad|hāmus|ō|nocat=1|t2=hook}} ad- + hāmus (“hook”) + -ō Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} adhamant (not comparable)
  1. (biology, rare) Clinging, as if by hooks. Tags: not-comparable, rare Related terms: adhamate, adhamation

Verb [Latin]

Forms: adhāmant [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=adhāmant}} adhāmant
  1. third-person plural present active indicative of adhāmō Tags: active, form-of, indicative, plural, present, third-person Form of: adhāmō
    Sense id: en-adhamant-la-verb-V8P2XU-o Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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