tam in Dutch

IPA: /tɑm/ Audio: Nl-tam.ogg

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Rhymes: -ɑm Etymology: From Middle Dutch tam, from Old Dutch *tam, from Proto-West Germanic *tam. Etymology templates: {{root|nl|ine-pro|*demh₂-}}, {{dercat|nl|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|nl|dum|tam}} Middle Dutch tam, {{inh|nl|odt|*tam}} Old Dutch *tam, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*tam}} Proto-West Germanic *tam Head templates: {{nl-adj|tammer}} tam (comparative tammer, superlative tamst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|tamme}} Forms: tammer [comparative], tamst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], tam [adverbial, positive, predicative], tammer [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het tamst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het tamste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], tamme [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], tammere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], tamste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], tam [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], tammer [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], tamste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], tamme [indefinite, plural, positive], tammere [comparative, indefinite, plural], tamste [indefinite, plural, superlative], tamme [definite, positive], tammere [comparative, definite], tamste [definite, superlative], tams [partitive, positive], tammers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "tam"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "teem"
    }
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        "comparative"
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    {
      "form": "tamst",
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        "superlative"
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        "predicative"
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        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑm"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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      "form": "het tamst",
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "comparative",
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"tam" meaning in Dutch

Adjective

Inflected forms