"kam" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

IPA: /kam/, [kʰam]
Etymology: From Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr, cognate with Danish kam and Dutch kam. That in turn derived from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, whence also Old English camb (English comb), Old High German kamb (German Kamm). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”), whence also Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”), Lithuanian žam̃bas, Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ, “tooth”), Russian зуб (zub, “tooth”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|kamber}} Old Swedish kamber, {{inh|sv|non|kambr}} Old Norse kambr, {{cog|da|kam}} Danish kam, {{cog|nl|kam}} Dutch kam, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*kambaz}} Proto-Germanic *kambaz, {{cog|ang|camb}} Old English camb, {{cog|en|comb}} English comb, {{cog|goh|kamb}} Old High German kamb, {{cog|de|Kamm}} German Kamm, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*ǵómbʰos||tooth (animate)}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”), {{cog|grc|γόμφος||peg}} Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”), {{cog|lt|žam̃bas}} Lithuanian žam̃bas, {{cog|cu|зѫбъ||tooth}} Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ, “tooth”), {{cog|ru|зуб||tooth}} Russian зуб (zub, “tooth”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} kam c, {{sv-noun|c}} kam c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-ar|2=kamm}}, {{sv-decl-noun|kam|kammen|kammar|kammarna|kams|kammens|kammars|kammarnas|base=kam|definitions=|gender=Common}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], kam [indefinite, nominative, singular], kammen [definite, nominative, singular], kammar [indefinite, nominative, plural], kammarna [definite, nominative, plural], kams [genitive, indefinite, singular], kammens [definite, genitive, singular], kammars [genitive, indefinite, plural], kammarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a comb for grooming hair Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-kam-sv-noun-spOWNZWO
  2. a comb, a fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-kam-sv-noun-yg3wWnAj Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 25 36 13 12 14
  3. a crest, summit of a hill or mountain ridge Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-kam-sv-noun-NSA0l~z8
  4. a crest, ridge of a wave Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-kam-sv-noun-GFEN8-~j
  5. a cam, a part of an engine Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-kam-sv-noun-7SGS~xzq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bergskam (english: mountain ridge), vågkam (english: wave ridge) Related terms: kamma

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "mountain ridge",
      "word": "bergskam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "wave ridge",
      "word": "vågkam"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "kamber"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish kamber",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "kambr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse kambr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "kam"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish kam",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "kam"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch kam",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kambaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kambaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "camb"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English camb",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "comb"
      },
      "expansion": "English comb",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "kamb"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German kamb",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Kamm"
      },
      "expansion": "German Kamm",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵómbʰos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "tooth (animate)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "γόμφος",
        "3": "",
        "4": "peg"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "žam̃bas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian žam̃bas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "зѫбъ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tooth"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ, “tooth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "зуб",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tooth"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian зуб (zub, “tooth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr, cognate with Danish kam and Dutch kam.\nThat in turn derived from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, whence also Old English camb (English comb), Old High German kamb (German Kamm). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”), whence also Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”), Lithuanian žam̃bas, Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ, “tooth”), Russian зуб (zub, “tooth”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-ar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kammen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kammar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kammarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kams",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kammens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kammars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kammarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kam c",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
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    }
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        "3": "kammar",
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        "5": "kams",
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        "7": "kammars",
        "8": "kammarnas",
        "base": "kam",
        "definitions": "",
        "gender": "Common"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kamma"
    }
  ],
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        "a comb for grooming hair"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "comb",
          "comb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 36 13 12 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a comb, a fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles"
      ],
      "id": "en-kam-sv-noun-yg3wWnAj",
      "links": [
        [
          "comb",
          "comb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a crest, summit of a hill or mountain ridge"
      ],
      "id": "en-kam-sv-noun-NSA0l~z8",
      "links": [
        [
          "crest",
          "crest"
        ],
        [
          "summit",
          "summit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a crest, ridge of a wave"
      ],
      "id": "en-kam-sv-noun-GFEN8-~j",
      "links": [
        [
          "crest",
          "crest"
        ],
        [
          "ridge",
          "ridge"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a cam, a part of an engine"
      ],
      "id": "en-kam-sv-noun-7SGS~xzq",
      "links": [
        [
          "cam",
          "cam"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kam"
}
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    "Swedish common-gender nouns",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish nouns",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "mountain ridge",
      "word": "bergskam"
    },
    {
      "english": "wave ridge",
      "word": "vågkam"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "kamber"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish kamber",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "kambr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse kambr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "kam"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish kam",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "kam"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch kam",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kambaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kambaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "camb"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English camb",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "comb"
      },
      "expansion": "English comb",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "kamb"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German kamb",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Kamm"
      },
      "expansion": "German Kamm",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵómbʰos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "tooth (animate)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "γόμφος",
        "3": "",
        "4": "peg"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "žam̃bas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian žam̃bas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "зѫбъ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tooth"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ, “tooth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "зуб",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tooth"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian зуб (zub, “tooth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr, cognate with Danish kam and Dutch kam.\nThat in turn derived from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, whence also Old English camb (English comb), Old High German kamb (German Kamm). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”), whence also Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”), Lithuanian žam̃bas, Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ, “tooth”), Russian зуб (zub, “tooth”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-ar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kammen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kammar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kammarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kams",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kammars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kammarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "kamma"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a comb for grooming hair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "comb",
          "comb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a comb, a fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "comb",
          "comb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a crest, summit of a hill or mountain ridge"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "crest",
          "crest"
        ],
        [
          "summit",
          "summit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a crest, ridge of a wave"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crest",
          "crest"
        ],
        [
          "ridge",
          "ridge"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a cam, a part of an engine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cam",
          "cam"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kam"
}

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