"dam" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: dammen [definite, singular], dammer [indefinite, plural], dammene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Danish dam, from Old Norse dammr m, damm n. The meaning dam (structure) probably comes from Middle Low German [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|da|dam}} Danish dam, {{inh|nb|non|dammr|g=m}} Old Norse dammr m, {{der|nb|gml}} Middle Low German [Term?]
  1. a pond Tags: masculine Categories (place): Bodies of water, Landforms
    Sense id: en-dam-nb-noun-ImpAK~hB Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 71 10 19 Disambiguation of Landforms: 67 9 24
  2. a dam (structure) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dam-nb-noun-qmmcuLLa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: demning (english: structure)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: dammen [definite, singular], dammer [indefinite, plural], dammene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From French jeu de dames. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|fr|jeu de dames}} French jeu de dames
  1. the game of checkers (US) or draughts (UK) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dam-nb-noun-zb3q7efw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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