"Schlamm" meaning in German

See Schlamm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃlam/ Audio: De-Schlamm.ogg
Rhymes: -am Etymology: From either Middle Low German slam or Middle High German slam, which Pfeifer derives from a Proto-Germanic *slambaz, to which he considers schlemmen and Schlampe related. He further derives the term from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lembʰ- (“to hang limply”), for which see Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to glide, hang down”) for more. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|gml|slam}} Middle Low German slam, {{inh|de|gmh|slam}} Middle High German slam, {{der|de|gem-pro||*slambaz}} Proto-Germanic *slambaz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*(s)lembʰ-|t=to hang limply}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)lembʰ- (“to hang limply”), {{cog|gem-pro|*limpaną|t=to glide, hang down}} Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to glide, hang down”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Schlamm m (strong, genitive Schlammes or Schlamms, plural Schlämme) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Schlammes [genitive], Schlamms [genitive], Schlämme [plural], strong [table-tags], Schlamm [nominative, singular], Schlämme [definite, nominative, plural], Schlammes [genitive, singular], Schlamms [genitive, singular], Schlämme [definite, genitive, plural], Schlamm [dative, singular], Schlamme [dative, singular], Schlämmen [dative, definite, plural], Schlamm [accusative, singular], Schlämme [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. mud Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Schlamm-de-noun-rwf~kat8
  2. sludge, ooze Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Schlamm-de-noun-n3quPOyP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Matsch, Modder [regional], Schmand [regional] Derived forms: schlammig
Related terms: Schlammbeißer, Schlammlawine, Schlammschlacht, Schlammschicht, Anodenschlamm, Flussschlamm, Klärschlamm, Meeresschlamm, Moorschlamm, Seeschlamm, Straßenschlamm, schlämmen, Schlämmkreide, Schlick

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "szlam",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: szlam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: szlam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "шлам",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: шлам (šlam)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: шлам (šlam)"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gml",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German slam",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "slam"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German slam",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*slambaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *slambaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)lembʰ-",
        "t": "to hang limply"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*limpaną",
        "t": "to glide, hang down"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Schlamm",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlamm",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Schlamme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Schlämmen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlamm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlämme",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Schlamm m (strong, genitive Schlammes or Schlamms, plural Schlämme)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schlammbeißer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schlammlawine"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schlammschlacht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schlammschicht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Anodenschlamm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Flussschlamm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Klärschlamm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Meeresschlamm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Moorschlamm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Seeschlamm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Straßenschlamm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "schlämmen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schlämmkreide"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schlick"
    }
  ],
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        "mud"
      ],
      "id": "en-Schlamm-de-noun-rwf~kat8",
      "links": [
        [
          "mud",
          "mud"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "11 89",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
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        },
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "sludge",
          "sludge"
        ],
        [
          "ooze",
          "ooze"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃlam/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Schlamm.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c6/De-Schlamm.ogg/De-Schlamm.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/De-Schlamm.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Matsch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "Modder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "Schmand"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Akademie-Verlag",
    "Berlin",
    "Wolfgang Pfeifer (etymologist)"
  ],
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}
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    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms borrowed from Middle Low German",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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          "name": "desc"
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        "genitive"
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    },
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      "form": "Schlamms",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "Schlämme",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlamm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlamme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlamm",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      },
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Schlammbeißer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlammlawine"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlammschlacht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlammschicht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Anodenschlamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flussschlamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Klärschlamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Meeresschlamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moorschlamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Seeschlamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Straßenschlamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "schlämmen"
    },
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      "word": "Schlämmkreide"
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      "word": "Schlick"
    }
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          "ooze",
          "ooze"
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      "word": "Matsch"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Modder"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "regional"
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    }
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    "Berlin",
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}

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