Masculine
Kamm

Meaning
- (masculine,strong) comb
- (masculine,strong) crest (of various animals), comb (of rooster)
- (masculine,strong) shoulder (of pork), neck (of mutton/beef)
- (masculine,strong) ridge (of hills, mountains)
Synonyms
Frequency
Dialects
Aargau
chambe
Aargau
schtreel
Basel-Landschaft
luusräche
Basel-Landschaft
strääl
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kam/
Etymology
From Middle High German kamb, camb, chamb, from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”).
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