"kammen" meaning in Dutch

See kammen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɑ.mə(n)/ Audio: Nl-kammen.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑmən Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|noun form}} kammen
  1. plural of kam Tags: form-of, plural Form of: kam
    Sense id: en-kammen-nl-noun-uGmlPqUS Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 56 20 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 55 18 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 8 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kɑ.mə(n)/ Audio: Nl-kammen.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑmən Etymology: From kam + -en. Displaced earlier kemmen (see there for further etymology), which is morphologically identical to kammen but was inherited from Proto-Germanic, demonstrating the effects of umlaut. Etymology templates: {{af|nl|kam|-en|id2=denominative}} kam + -en Head templates: {{nl-verb}} kammen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|kam|kamme}} Forms: weak [table-tags], kammen [infinitive], kammen [gerund, neuter], kam [first-person, present, singular], kamde [first-person, past, singular], kamt [present, second-person, singular], kam [present, second-person, singular], kamde [past, second-person, singular], kamt [formal, present, second-person, singular], kamde [formal, past, second-person, singular], kamt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], kamt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], kamde [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], kamde [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], kamt [present, singular, third-person], kamde [past, singular, third-person], kammen [plural, present], kamden [past, plural], kamme [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], kamde [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], kammen [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], kamden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], kam [imperative, present, singular], kamt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], kammend [participle, present], gekamd [participle, past]
  1. to comb (use a comb to groom hair, fur etc.)
    Sense id: en-kammen-nl-verb-IpxL4lsb Categories (other): Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative), Hair Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative): 46 54 Disambiguation of Hair: 26 66 8
  2. to use any other comb, even mechanically
    Sense id: en-kammen-nl-verb-pdf9HyKj Categories (other): Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative) Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative): 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: uitkammen Related terms: kamwiel, roskammen
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
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      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
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      "form": "kammen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "kammend",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "gekamd",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑmən"
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      "glosses": [
        "plural of kam"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kam",
          "kam#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑ.mə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-kammen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/Nl-kammen.ogg/Nl-kammen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Nl-kammen.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑmən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kammen"
}

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