kam

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) a comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc.
2. (broadly, masculine) a ridge or comb-like structure
3. (masculine) a cam
4. (masculine) a bridge (e.g. of a violin)

Verb

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

kammen

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

comb

crest

ridge

hairbrush

bridge

mountainridge

mountain ridge

range

top

🔝

brush

caruncle

coping

edge

Synonyms

bergkam

hanekam

rib

graat

nok

ribbe

scherpe rand

visgraat

vorst

kammetje

haarborstel

brug

golftop

borstel

golfkam

Translations

Kamm

peine

peigne

pente

pinta

pettine

crête

χτένα

tarak

şe

şeh

cresta

cresta

pecten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: kamp

Inherited from Old Dutch: *kamb

In summary

From Middle Dutch kamp, from Old Dutch *kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz (“comb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth; row of teeth”).