kamm
Cornish
Alternative forms
- (Revived Late Cornish) kabm
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *kam, from Proto-Celtic *kambos. Cognate with Welsh cam and Irish cam.
Adjective
kamm
Noun
kamm m (plural kammow)
Derived terms
- gul kamm erbynn (“to wrong”, verb)
- kamma (“to curve”, verb)
- kammas (“bay, bend”)
- Kammbronn (“Camborne”)
- kammdremena (“to trespass”, verb)
- kammdreylya (“to zigzag”, verb)
- kammdro (“zigzag”)
- kammdybi (“to err”, verb)
- kammdybyans (“error”)
- kammdybys (“mistaken”)
- kammek (“rim (of a wheel)”)
- kammfydhya (“to mistrust”, verb)
- kammgedhla (“to misinform”, verb)
- kammgedhlow (“misinformation”)
- kammgemeryans (“mistake”)
- kammgemerys (“mistaken, wrong”)
- kammgonvedhes (“to misunderstand”, verb)
- kammgonvedhys (“erroneous”)
- kammgrysyans (“delusion”)
- kammhynsek (“erroneous, unjust, unrighteous, wicked”)
- kammledya (“to mislead”, verb)
- kammneves (“rainbow”)
- kammonderstondya (“to misunderstand”, verb)
- kammusya (“to misuse”, verb)
- kammvethys (“malnourished”)
- kammvreusi (“misjudge”)
- kammweyth (“error, misdeed, trespass”)
- kammwonis (“blunder”)
- kammwrians (“error”)
- kammwul (“to err, to make a mistake”, verb)
- negys kamm (“scam”)
- yn kamm (“badly, wrongly”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Brythonic *kam, from Proto-Celtic *kanxsman. Cognate with Welsh cam.
Noun
kamm m (plural kammow)
Derived terms
Related terms
- gris (“step (of stairs)”)
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kamm | gamm | hamm | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Estonian
Etymology
From Middle Low German kam, from Old Saxon kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”). Doublet of hammas.
Pronunciation
Noun
kamm (genitive kammi, partitive kammi)
Declension
| Declension of kamm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kamm | kammid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kammi | ||
| genitive | kammide | ||
| partitive | kammi | kamme kammisid | |
| illative | kammi kammisse |
kammidesse kammesse | |
| inessive | kammis | kammides kammes | |
| elative | kammist | kammidest kammest | |
| allative | kammile | kammidele kammele | |
| adessive | kammil | kammidel kammel | |
| ablative | kammilt | kammidelt kammelt | |
| translative | kammiks | kammideks kammeks | |
| terminative | kammini | kammideni | |
| essive | kammina | kammidena | |
| abessive | kammita | kammideta | |
| comitative | kammiga | kammidega | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kamm”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
- “kamm”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “kamm”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- kamm in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)