lam

Noun

1. (neuter) lamb, the young of a sheep
2. (metonymically, neuter) the meat - or fleece/wool produce of a lamb; a dish prepared from lamb's meat
3. (figuratively, neuter) a gentle person, especially an innocent child

Adj

1. lame, unable to move, paralyzed
2. (informal) very drunk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɑm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: lam

Inherited from Old Dutch: *lamb

Inherited from Old Dutch: *lam

In summary

From Middle Dutch lam, from Old Dutch *lamb, from Proto-West Germanic *lamb.

Concepts

lamb

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lame

paralytic

paralysed

game

yeanling

gammy

palsied

Synonyms

kreupel

lamsvlees

lammetje

mank

verlamd

Translations

agneau

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Lamm

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cordero

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agnello

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cordeiro

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kuzu

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jagnię

agnus

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αρνί

anho

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baranek

anyell

xai

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berx

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jagnięcina