Dam

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Translingual

Symbol

Dam

1. Template:Metrology Symbol for the decameter (decametre), an SI unit of length equal to 10¹ meters (metres).

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English

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A dam

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /dæm/, SAMPA: /d{m/

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• Rhymes: -æm
• Homophones: damn

Etymology 1

From Template:Dum[[Category:Template:Dum derivations|Dam]], Template:Gml[[Category:Template:Gml derivations|Dam]] [[dam#Template:Gml|dam]].

Noun

Singular Dam

Plural {{{1}}}

Dam ({{{1}}})

1. Structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow.
2. Template:Dentistry A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.

Translations

structure placed across a flowing body of water

Arabic: سد ar(ar) (sadd) m. Armenian: ամբարտակ hy(hy) (ambartak) Bulgarian: бент bg(bg) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 壩 cmn(cmn), 坝 cmn(cmn) (bà) Croatian: nasip hr(hr) m., gat hr(hr) m. Czech: hráz cs(cs) f., přehrada cs(cs) f. Dutch: dam nl(nl) m. Estonian: pais et(et) Finnish: pato fi(fi) French: barrage fr(fr) m. German: Damm de(de) m. Hebrew: סכר he(he) m.

Hungarian: gát hu(hu) Ido: aquobarilo Italian: argine it(it) m. Japanese: ダム ja(ja) (damu) Kurdish: به‌ربه‌ست Maltese: diga mt(mt) Polish: tama pl(pl) f. Portuguese: barragem f., represa f. Romanian: baraj ro(ro) n. Russian: плотина ru(ru) (plotína) f., дамба ru(ru) (dámba) f. Serbian: nasip sr(sr), brana sr(sr), gat sr(sr) Telugu: వంతెన (vamtena) Turkish: baraj tr(tr), set tr(tr)

Verb

Infinitive to Dam

Third person singular dams

Simple past dammed

Past participle -

Present participle damming

to Dam (third-person singular simple present dams, present participle damming, simple past and past participle dammed)

1. To block the flow of water.

Translations

block

Bulgarian: заприщвам bg(bg) Finnish: padota fi(fi)

Spanish: embalsar es(es)

See also

• Template:Pedia

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of dame.

Noun

Singular Dam

Plural {{{1}}}

Dam ({{{1}}})

1. Mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (compare sire).

Translations

Mother

Finnish: emä fi(fi), emo fi(fi) Latin: mātrix la(la) f.

Simplified Chinese: 母畜, 母兽

Anagrams

• Adm., AMD, DMA, mad, MAD

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

Dam

1. stable
2. roof
3. taste

Declension

    declension of Dam

nominative	Dam
genitive	Damnıñ
dative	Damğa
accusative	Damnı
locative	Damda
ablative	Damdan

Synonyms

• aran (stable)
• lezet, nezet, tat, dad (taste)

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dammr (“‘dam’”).

Noun

Dam c. (singular definite dammen, plural indefinite damme)

1. pond

Derived terms

• dambrug n.

Inflection

    Inflection of Dam

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	Dam	dammen	damme	dammene
genitive	Dams	dammens	dammes	dammenes

Etymology 2

From French jeu de dames (“‘draughts’”).

Noun

Dam c. n.

1. draughts, checkers

Etymology 3

From French dame (“‘king’”).

Noun

Dam c. (singular definite dammen, plural indefinite dammer)

1. king (superior piece in draughts)

Inflection

    Inflection of Dam

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	Dam	dammen	dammer	dammerne
genitive	Dams	dammens	dammers	dammernes

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Dutch

Wikipedia ^nl

Noun

Dam m. (plural dammen, diminutive dammetje, diminutive plural dammetjes)

1. dam

Derived terms

• stuwdam
• Amsterdam
• Rotterdam

Verb

Dam

1. The first-person singular present indicative of dammen.
2. The imperative of dammen.

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Korean

Noun

dam (Romanization of Korean 담)

1. wall, enclosure, fence

Synonyms

• ul (울)

See also

• duk (둑)

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Maltese

Verb

dam

1. dally, stall

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse damm n., Template:Gmq-mno[[Category:no:Template:Gmq-mno derivations|Dam]] [[dammr#Template:Gmq-mno|dammr]] m.. The meaning dam (structure) probably comes from Template:Gml[[Category:Template:Gml derivations|Dam]].

Noun

Dam m.

1. pond
2. the game of checkers
3. dam (structure)

Inflection

    Inflection of Dam

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	Dam	dammen	dammer	dammene
Nynorsk m	Dam	dammen	dammar	dammane

References

• “Dam” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Rohingya

Etymology

From Template:Bn[[Category:rhg:Template:Bn derivations|Dam]].

Noun

Dam [[Category:Template:Rhg nouns|Dam]]

1. price

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

Inflection for Dam	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	Dam	damen	damer	damerna
Possessive form	Dams	damens	damers	damernas

Dam c.

1. lady, woman
2. (card games) queen

   Ruter dam = Queen of diamonds

3. (chess) queen

Synonyms

• (in chess): drottning

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Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tām.

Noun

Dam

1. roof

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