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editSymbol
editkam
English
editEtymology
editFrom Welsh cam (“bent, crooked, distorted”), from Middle Welsh cam, from Old Welsh cam, from Proto-Brythonic *kam, from Proto-Celtic *kambos.
Cognate with Scottish Gaelic cam, Irish cam, French camus (“flat-nosed”) and more distantly Ancient Greek σκαμβός (skambós, “crooked, bent, bow-legged”). Doublet of camous.
Adjective
editkam (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Crooked, awry.
- c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
- This is clean kam.
References
edit- “cam, adj. and adv.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
editAfrikaans
editEtymology
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Noun
editkam (plural kamme)
Ainu
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkam (Kana spelling カㇺ)
Albanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editSuppletive. The aorist and participle are from Proto-Albanian *pat(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *poti-o-, cognate with Latin potior (“to have a share in, take possession of”).[1] The other forms are from Proto-Albanian *kapmi, from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, to grasp”), cognate with Latin capiō (“take, seize”), and akin to Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, to hold”) (whence English have, German haben (“to have”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban, “to have”)). Cf. also Romanian am (“I have”), first-person singular indicative form of avea.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkam (aorist pata, participle pasur)
- to have
- (impersonal, third person) there is
Conjugation
editShow compound tenses:
participle | pasur | ||||||
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gerund | duke pasur | ||||||
infinitive | për të pasur | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st pers. | 2nd pers. | 3rd pers. | 1st pers. | 2nd pers. | 3rd pers. | ||
indicative | present | kam | ke | ka | kemi | keni | kanë |
imperfect | kisha | kishe | kishte | kishim | kishit | kishin | |
aorist | pata | pate | pati | patëm | patët | patën | |
perfect | kam pasur | ke pasur | ka pasur | kemi pasur | keni pasur | kanë pasur | |
past perfect | kisha pasur | kishe pasur | kishte pasur | kishim pasur | kishit pasur | kishin pasur | |
aorist II | pata pasur | pate pasur | pati pasur | patëm pasur | patët pasur | patën pasur | |
future1 | do të kem | do të kesh | do të ketë | do të kemi | do të keni | do të kenë | |
future perfect2 | do të kem pasur | do të kesh pasur | do të ketë pasur | do të kemi pasur | do të keni pasur | do të kenë pasur | |
subjunctive | present | të kem | të kesh | të ketë | të kemi | të keni | të kenë |
imperfect | të kisha | të kishe | të kishte | të kishim | të kishit | të kishin | |
perfect | të kem pasur | të kesh pasur | të ketë pasur | të kemi pasur | të keni pasur | të kenë pasur | |
past perfect | të kisha pasur | të kishe pasur | të kishte pasur | të kishim pasur | të kishit pasur | të kishin pasur | |
conditional1, 2 | imperfect | do të kisha | do të kishe | do të kishte | do të kishim | do të kishit | do të kishin |
past perfect | do të kisha pasur | do të kishe pasur | do të kishte pasur | do të kishim pasur | do të kishit pasur | do të kishin pasur | |
optative | present | paça | paç | pastë | paçim | paçit | paçin |
perfect | paça pasur | paç pasur | pastë pasur | paçim pasur | paçit pasur | paçin pasur | |
admirative | present | paskam | paske | paska | paskemi | paskeni | paskan |
imperfect | paskësha | paskëshe | paskësh | paskëshim | paskëshit | paskëshin | |
perfect | paskam pasur | paske pasur | paska pasur | paskemi pasur | paskeni pasur | paskan pasur | |
past perfect | paskësha pasur | paskëshe pasur | paskësh pasur | paskëshim pasur | paskëshit pasur | paskëshin pasur | |
imperative | present | — | ki | — | — | kini | — |
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kam”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 167
Angloromani
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkam
References
edit- “kam”, in Angloromani Dictionary[1], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on November 26, 2021, page 141
Azerbaijani
editCyrillic | кам | |
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Abjad | کام |
Etymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian کام.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkam (definite accusative kamı, plural kamlar)
Declension
editDeclension of kam | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | kam |
kamlar | ||||||
definite accusative | kamı |
kamları | ||||||
dative | kama |
kamlara | ||||||
locative | kamda |
kamlarda | ||||||
ablative | kamdan |
kamlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | kamın |
kamların |
Further reading
edit- “kam” in Obastan.com.
Chinese
editEtymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to 尷? related to English kam?”)
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: kem5
- Cantonese Pinyin: kem5
- Guangdong Romanization: kém5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɛːm¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Adjective
editkam
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: kem4 / kem4-2
- Cantonese Pinyin: kem4 / kem4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: kém4 / kém4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɛːm²¹/, /kʰɛːm²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Verb
editkam
Alternative forms
editCzech
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Czech kamo, from Proto-Slavic *kamo.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editkam
Further reading
editDanish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse kambr, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, Norwegian, Swedish kam, English comb, German Kamm. The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth, peg”), which is also the source of Sanskrit: जम्भः (jámbhaḥ, “tooth”), Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”), Polish ząb (“tooth”).
Noun
editkam c (singular definite kammen, plural indefinite kamme)
Declension
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- “kam” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch kamp, from Old Dutch *kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz (“comb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth; row of teeth”).
Noun
editkam m (plural kammen, diminutive kammetje n)
- A comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc.
- (by extension) A ridge or comb-like structure.
- De kam van de berg is bedekt met sneeuw. ― The ridge of the mountain is covered in snow.
- (technical) A cam.
- A bridge (e.g. of a violin).
Derived terms
edit- bergkam
- cellokam
- haarkam
- hanenkam
- heuvelkam
- kamband
- kamblad
- kambuisje
- kamdoos
- kamdoublet
- kamdrager
- kamduiker
- kamduin
- kametui
- kamgaren
- kamgras
- kamhaak
- kamhaak
- kamhoen
- kamhout
- kamkever
- kammeling
- kammen
- kammer
- kamneus
- kamoester
- kamplaat
- kamrad
- kamreep
- kamschede
- kamschelp
- kamsel
- kamslager
- kamvaren
- kamvaren
- kamwiel
- over een kam scheren
- paardenkam
- roskam
- stofkam
- vioolkam
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: kam
- Berbice Creole Dutch: kam
- Negerhollands: kam
- Skepi Creole Dutch: kam
- → English: cam
- → Welsh: cam
- → French: came
- → Romanian: camă
- → Italian: camma
- → Sranan Tongo: kankan, kam, kamm
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editkam
- inflection of kammen:
Anagrams
editGaro
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Assamese কাম (kam).
Noun
editkam
Derived terms
editGerman
editPronunciation
editVerb
editkam
Hausa
editPronunciation
editIdeophone
editkam
Alternative forms
editIdo
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin quam. The initial qu was changed to k so as not to cause confusion with the word with quan.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editkam
- than, as, to (in comparison)
- La karno esas plu fresha kam la fisho. ― The meat is fresher than the fish.
- Co esas tam utila kam to. ― This one is as useful as that one.
See also
editKashubian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *kamy.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkam m inan
- stone (piece of rock that has been separated)
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “kam”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 66
- Sychta, Bernard (1968) “kam”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 2 (H – L), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 125
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “kamień”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “kamień”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]
- “kam”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Latvian
editPronoun
editkam
Lithuanian
editPronoun
editkam
- dative of kas
- (derogatory) (interrogative) why, for what reason, what's the reason (literally: who for)
- O kam tau to reikia?
- And why do you barely need this?
- O kam tau to reikia?
Synonyms
editNorthern Kurdish
editEtymology
editFrom Armenian կամ (kam).[1][2]
Noun
editkam ?[3]
References
edit- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կամն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 502b
- ^ Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 513
- ^ Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 323b
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editNoun
editkam m (definite singular kammen, indefinite plural kammer, definite plural kammene)
- a comb
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “kam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse kambr. Akin to English comb.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkam m (definite singular kammen, indefinite plural kammar, definite plural kammane)
- a comb
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “kam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Phalura
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Urdu کم (kam), from Persian کم (kam).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editkam (invariable, Perso-Arabic spelling کم)
References
editSerbo-Croatian
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *kamy.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkȃm m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑м)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kȃm | kȃmi / kȁmovi |
genitive | kama | kama / kamova |
dative | kamu | kamima / kamovima |
accusative | kam | kame / kamove |
vocative | kame | kȃmi / kȁmovi |
locative | kamu | kamima / kamovima |
instrumental | kamom | kamima / kamovima |
Etymology 2
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *kamo.
Adverb
editkam (Cyrillic spelling кам)
Slovincian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *kamy.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkam m inan
- stone (piece of rock that has been separated)
Further reading
edit- Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ką̃m”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch[4] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 429
Sumerian
editRomanization
editkam
- Romanization of 𒄰 (kam)
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr,[1] cognate with Danish kam[1] and Dutch kam.
That in turn derived from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, whence also Old English camb (English comb), Old High German kamb (German Kamm).[1] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”),[1] whence also Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”),[1] Lithuanian žam̃bas, Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ, “tooth”), Russian зуб (zub, “tooth”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkam c
- a comb for grooming hair
- a comb, a fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles
- a crest, summit of a hill or mountain ridge
- a crest, ridge of a wave
- a cam, a part of an engine
Declension
editDeclension of kam | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kam | kammen | kammar | kammarna |
Genitive | kams | kammens | kammars | kammarnas |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
editAnagrams
editTalysh
editEtymology
editCognate with Persian کم (kam).
Adverb
editkam
Tok Pisin
editEtymology
editNoun
editkam
White Hmong
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editkam
Adverb
editkam
- accustomed to
- Noj mov tsi kam. ― Unaccustomed to eating rice.
- Nws sau ntawv tsis kam. ― He isn't accustomed to writing.
Etymology 2
editNoun
editkam (classifier: tus)
- business, affairs
- Koj muaj kam dab tsi? ― What is your business? What do you want?
- kam teb chaws ― national affairs; national politics
References
editYogad
editPronoun
editkam
- you (plural)
Zazaki
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editPronoun
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