"Damm" meaning in German

See Damm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dam/ Audio: De-at-Damm.ogg , De-Damm.ogg
Rhymes: -am Etymology: From Middle High German tamm. Probably via Old High German *tamm from Proto-Germanic *dammaz, though it is sometimes considered a later back-formation from the verb dämmen. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dam). Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|:inh|gmh:tamm<ety:der<gem-pro:*dammaz<id:dam><unc:1>>>|id=embankment}}, {{inh|de|gmh|tamm}} Middle High German tamm, {{der|de|goh|-}} Old High German, {{der|de|gem-pro|*dammaz}} Proto-Germanic *dammaz, {{cog|gml|dam}} Middle Low German dam Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Damm m (strong, genitive Dammes or Damms, plural Dämme) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Dammes [genitive], Damms [genitive], Dämme [plural], strong [table-tags], Damm [nominative, singular], Dämme [definite, nominative, plural], Dammes [genitive, singular], Damms [genitive, singular], Dämme [definite, genitive, plural], Damm [dative, singular], Damme [dative, singular], Dämmen [dative, definite, plural], Damm [accusative, singular], Dämme [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. embankment Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Damm-de-noun-pUNxf0We
  2. (anatomy) perineum Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Perineum
    Sense id: en-Damm-de-noun-4Xf5Io~Y Categories (other): Anatomy, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 17 83 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Dammböschung, Dammläufer, Dammstraße, Dammweg, Fahrdamm, Knüppeldamm, Staudamm, Straßendamm

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Dammböschung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Dammläufer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Dammstraße"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Dammweg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Fahrdamm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Knüppeldamm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Staudamm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Straßendamm"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "gmh:tamm<ety:der<gem-pro:*dammaz<id:dam><unc:1>>>",
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "tamm"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German tamm",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*dammaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *dammaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "dam"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German dam",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German tamm. Probably via Old High German *tamm from Proto-Germanic *dammaz, though it is sometimes considered a later back-formation from the verb dämmen. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dam).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Dammes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damms",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dämme",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dämme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dammes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damms",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dämme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dämmen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dämme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Damm m (strong, genitive Dammes or Damms, plural Dämme)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "embankment"
      ],
      "id": "en-Damm-de-noun-pUNxf0We",
      "links": [
        [
          "embankment",
          "embankment"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "de:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "perineum"
      ],
      "id": "en-Damm-de-noun-4Xf5Io~Y",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "perineum",
          "perineum"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) perineum"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Perineum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/dam/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Damm.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/De-Damm.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Damm"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with inline etymon for redlinks",
    "Rhymes:German/am",
    "Rhymes:German/am/1 syllable",
    "lb:Chess"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Dammböschung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dammläufer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dammstraße"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dammweg"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fahrdamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Knüppeldamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Staudamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Straßendamm"
    }
  ],
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        "2": ":inh",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "tamm"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German tamm",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "dam"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German dam",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Dammes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damms",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dämme",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dämme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dammes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damms",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dämme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dämmen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Damm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dämme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Damm m (strong, genitive Dammes or Damms, plural Dämme)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "embankment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "embankment",
          "embankment"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "perineum"
      ],
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          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "perineum",
          "perineum"
        ]
      ],
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        "(anatomy) perineum"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Perineum"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/dam/"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Damm"
}

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