"contam" meaning in All languages combined

See contam on Wiktionary

Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /kʰɔːn²² tʰɛːm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: From English contaminate. Etymology templates: {{der|yue|en|contaminate|contaminate}} English contaminate Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} contam
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to contaminate Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong

Verb [Galician]

Head templates: {{head|gl|verb form}} contam
  1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of contar Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, third-person Form of: contar
    Sense id: en-contam-gl-verb-GiuIfhgK Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈkõ.tɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [ˈkõ.tɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /ˈkõ.tɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal]
Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} contam
  1. third-person plural present indicative of contar Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, third-person Form of: contar
    Sense id: en-contam-pt-verb-GiuIfhgK Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Romanian]

IPA: [konˈtam]
Head templates: {{head|ro|verb form}} contam
  1. first-person singular/plural imperfect indicative of conta Tags: first-person, form-of, imperfect, indicative, plural, singular Form of: conta
    Sense id: en-contam-ro-verb-rYUeDvMh Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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        "Hong-Kong"
      ]
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  "sounds": [
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
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    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kon⁶ tem¹"
    },
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "kon⁶ tem¹"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "kon⁶ tém¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔːn²² tʰɛːm⁵⁵/",
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        "Hong Kong"
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}

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      ],
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        "third-person plural present indicative of contar"
      ],
      "id": "en-contam-gl-verb-GiuIfhgK",
      "links": [
        [
          "contar",
          "contar#Galician"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "reintegrationist norm",
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        "(reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of contar"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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    }
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "third-person plural present indicative of contar"
      ],
      "id": "en-contam-pt-verb-GiuIfhgK",
      "links": [
        [
          "contar",
          "contar#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈkõ.tɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkõ.tɐ̃ʊ̯̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkõ.tɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "contam"
}

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        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "conta",
          "conta#Romanian"
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    }
  ],
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}
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh_pron": "kon⁶ tem¹"
    },
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      "zh_pron": "kon⁶ tem¹"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "kon⁶ tém¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔːn²² tʰɛːm⁵⁵/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
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  "lang_code": "gl",
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      ],
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        "third-person plural present indicative of contar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "contar",
          "contar#Galician"
        ]
      ],
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        "(reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of contar"
      ],
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  "word": "contam"
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      },
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  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "con",
        "tam"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
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      ],
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        "third-person plural present indicative of contar"
      ],
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        [
          "contar",
          "contar#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkõ.tɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkõ.tɐ̃ʊ̯̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkõ.tɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
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  ],
  "word": "contam"
}

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  "lang_code": "ro",
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        "first-person singular/plural imperfect indicative of conta"
      ],
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        [
          "conta",
          "conta#Romanian"
        ]
      ],
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        "singular"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[konˈtam]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contam"
}

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