Masculine
Damm
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) embankment
- (masculine, strong) perineum
Concepts
Synonyms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dam/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German tamm. Probably via Old High German *tamm from Proto-Germanic *dammaz, though it is sometimes considered a later back-formation from the verb dämmen. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dam).
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