"Cham" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /kaːm/ Forms: Chams [genitive], Cham [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: After the Chamb, a nearby river, itself from Gaulish *Kambos, perhaps meaning “bend” or “curvature”. Etymology templates: {{der|de|cel-gau||*Kambos}} Gaulish *Kambos Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Cham n (proper noun, genitive Chams or (optionally with an article) Cham)
  1. Cham (a town and rural district of Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany) Wikidata QID: Q257859 Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Districts of Bavaria, Places in Bavaria, Places in Germany, Towns in Bavaria, Towns in Germany Derived forms: Chamer (english: relating to Cham), Chamer (english: Resident in Cham), Chamauer (english: relating to Cham), Chamauer (english: Resident in Cham)
    Sense id: en-Cham-de-name-de:Q257859 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: [xaːm] Forms: Chams [genitive], Cham [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: From a Celtic word meaning “village”. Etymology templates: {{der|de|cel|-}} Celtic Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Cham n (proper noun, genitive Chams or (optionally with an article) Cham)
  1. Cham (a town in Zug canton, Switzerland) Wikidata QID: Q69235 Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Switzerland, Towns in Switzerland
    Sense id: en-Cham-de-name-de:Q69235
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for Cham meaning in German (4.1kB)

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