Masculine

Kamm

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) comb
  2. (masculine, strong) crest (of various animals), comb (of rooster)
  3. (masculine, strong) shoulder (of pork), neck (of mutton/beef)
  4. (masculine, strong) ridge (of hills, mountains)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

chambe

Aargau

Aargau

schtreel

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

luusräche

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

strääl

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kam/
Etymology

In summary

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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