lam in Swedish

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Etymology: From Old Swedish lamber, from Old Norse lami, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|lamber}} Old Swedish lamber, {{inh|sv|non|lami}} Old Norse lami, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*lamaz}} Proto-Germanic *lamaz Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|lamare|superlative|lamast||f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} lam (comparative lamare, superlative lamast), {{sv-adj}} lam (comparative lamare, superlative lamast) Forms: lamare [comparative], lamast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], lam [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], lamare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], lamast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], lamt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], lamare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], lamast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], lama [indefinite, plural, positive], lamare [comparative, indefinite, plural], lamast [indefinite, plural, superlative], lame [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], lamare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], lamast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], lame [definite, masculine, positive, singular], lamare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], lamaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], lama [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], lamare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], lamaste [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]

Inflected forms

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        "2": "gmq-osw",
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    },
    {
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        "2": "non",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lamaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lamaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish lamber, from Old Norse lami, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lamast",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-adj-reg",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lam",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "indefinite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lamare",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "indefinite"
      ]
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      "form": "lamast",
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        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lamt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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        "positive"
      ]
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        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lame",
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        "positive"
      ]
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      "form": "lame",
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    {
      "form": "lama",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lamare",
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    {
      "form": "lamaste",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "förlamad"
    },
    {
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    }
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          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lame, unable to move any limbs"
      ],
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              12,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "That was a lame attempt. Do your best instead!",
          "text": "Det var ett lamt försök. Gör ditt bästa istället!",
          "translation": "That was a lame attempt. Do your best instead!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "lame, inefficient, imperfect, almost ridiculously so"
      ],
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        "(slang) lame, inefficient, imperfect, almost ridiculously so"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lam"
}

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{
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    "Pages with 28 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish adjectives",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
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        "indefinite",
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      "form": "lame",
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      "form": "lamaste",
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        "superlative"
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      "form": "lama",
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      "form": "lamare",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "lamaste",
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      "word": "förlamad"
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      "word": "lamslagen"
    }
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        "lame, unable to move any limbs"
      ],
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          "lame"
        ]
      ]
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              16
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          "translation": "That was a lame attempt. Do your best instead!",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "lame, inefficient, imperfect, almost ridiculously so"
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        "(slang) lame, inefficient, imperfect, almost ridiculously so"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lam"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'common singular'",
  "path": [
    "lam"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "lam",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'all'",
  "path": [
    "lam"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "lam",
  "trace": ""
}

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"lam" meaning in Swedish

Adjective

Inflected forms