"Schaam" meaning in Low German

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Noun

IPA: /ʃaːm/
Etymology: From Old Saxon skama, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness”). Compare Dutch schaamte, English shame, German Scham. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|osx|skama}} Old Saxon skama, {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*skamō}} Proto-Germanic *skamō, {{der|nds|ine-pro|*(s)ḱeh₃-|t=darkness}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness”), {{cog|nl|schaamte}} Dutch schaamte, {{cog|en|shame}} English shame, {{cog|de|Scham}} German Scham Head templates: {{nds-noun|f|-}} Schaam f (no plural), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. shame, shamefacedness (not in the sense of disgrace) Tags: German-Low-German, feminine, no-plural Derived forms: schaamlos, schämen Related terms: schaad, Schaad, Schann
    Sense id: en-Schaam-nds-noun-hTQPUZvG Categories (other): German Low German, Low German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header: 17 12 22 7 6 14 11 11
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      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch schaamte",
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    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "shame"
      },
      "expansion": "English shame",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "German Scham",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Saxon skama, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness”). Compare Dutch schaamte, English shame, German Scham.",
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    },
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      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
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          "parents": [],
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          "word": "schaad"
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          "word": "Schaad"
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        "feminine",
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      "ipa": "/ʃaːm/"
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    "Pennsylvania German terms derived from Old High German",
    "Pennsylvania German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pennsylvania German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic"
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      "word": "schaamlos"
    },
    {
      "word": "schämen"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *skamō",
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "schaamte"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch schaamte",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "shame"
      },
      "expansion": "English shame",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Scham"
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      "expansion": "German Scham",
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "schaad"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schaad"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schann"
    }
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        "Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
        "Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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        "Pages with entries"
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          "disgrace",
          "disgrace#English"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaːm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schaam"
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