Dam

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dam"

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Daam (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Middle High German dūme, from Old High German dūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥ɑːm/

Noun

Dam m (plural Dam or Damer, diminutive Damerl)

1. (anatomy) thumb

Danish

Etymology

From the noun dam (“pond”).

Proper noun

Dam

1. a surname

Dutch

Etymology

• (Limburg) Attested as Dam in 1835. Derived from dam (“dam, elevated road”).
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as dam in 1432. Derived from Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑm/

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• Hyphenation: Dam
• Homophone: dam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

Dam n

1. a hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Dam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Egyptian

Romanization

Dam

1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ḏꜥm.

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish Dam.

Proper noun

Dam

1. a surname from Danish