ram

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine) ram (male sheep)
2. (masculine) male rabbit
3. (masculine) battering ram

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of rammen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of rammen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of rammen:

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rammen

1. (transitive) to ram, to intentionally collide with (a ship or car or building) with the intention of damaging or sinking it
2. (transitive) to strike (something) hard

Lees verder

Synoniemen

hamel

rammelaar

stormram

Ram

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heiblok

Vertalingen

Widder

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ram

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bélier

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carneiro

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carnero

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montone

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koç

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ariete

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κριάρι

Schafbock

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tup

aries

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Schafsbock

mouton

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/rɑm/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands: ram

Overgenomen van Old Dutch: *ram

Verwant aan Engels: ram

In summary

From Middle Dutch ram (“a male sheep”), from Old Dutch *ram, of West-Germanic origin, possibly from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“strong”). Cognate to English ram (“a male sheep”). The sense "battering ram" was borrowed as a semantic loan from Latin ariēs in Middle Dutch.