tamm
Breton
Noun
tamm m
Cornish
Alternative forms
- (Revived Late Cornish) tabm
Etymology
From Middle Cornish tam, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“to split”). Cognate with Breton tamm and Welsh tam.
Noun
tamm m (plural temmyn)
Derived terms
- tamm denti (“delicacy”)
- tamm ha tamm (“bit by bit”)
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tamm | damm | thamm | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Cypriot Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| t-m-m |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
Verb
tamm I (present pitumm) (transitive)
References
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 176
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *tammi. Of Finno-Volgaic or Finno-Permic origin. Cognate to Finnish tammi.
Noun
tamm (genitive tamme, partitive tamme)
- oak (tree)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tamm | tammed |
| genitive | tamme | tammede |
| partitive | tamme | tammesid |
| illative | tamme / tammesse | tammedesse |
| inessive | tammes | tammedes |
| elative | tammest | tammedest |
| allative | tammele | tammedele |
| adessive | tammel | tammedel |
| ablative | tammelt | tammedelt |
| translative | tammeks | tammedeks |
| terminative | tammeni | tammedeni |
| essive | tammena | tammedena |
| abessive | tammeta | tammedeta |
| comitative | tammega | tammedega |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Low German dam (“dam”), compare English dam.
Noun
tamm (genitive tammi, partitive tammi)
Declension
| Declension of tamm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tamm | tammid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | tammi | ||
| genitive | tammide | ||
| partitive | tammi | tamme tammisid | |
| illative | tammi tammisse |
tammidesse tammesse | |
| inessive | tammis | tammides tammes | |
| elative | tammist | tammidest tammest | |
| allative | tammile | tammidele tammele | |
| adessive | tammil | tammidel tammel | |
| ablative | tammilt | tammidelt tammelt | |
| translative | tammiks | tammideks tammeks | |
| terminative | tammini | tammideni | |
| essive | tammina | tammidena | |
| abessive | tammita | tammideta | |
| comitative | tammiga | tammidega | |
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare English dam (“draughts piece”).
Noun
tamm (genitive tammi, partitive tammi)
Declension
| Declension of tamm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tamm | tammid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | tammi | ||
| genitive | tammide | ||
| partitive | tammi | tamme tammisid | |
| illative | tammi tammisse |
tammidesse tammesse | |
| inessive | tammis | tammides tammes | |
| elative | tammist | tammidest tammest | |
| allative | tammile | tammidele tammele | |
| adessive | tammil | tammidel tammel | |
| ablative | tammilt | tammidelt tammelt | |
| translative | tammiks | tammideks tammeks | |
| terminative | tammini | tammideni | |
| essive | tammina | tammidena | |
| abessive | tammita | tammideta | |
| comitative | tammiga | tammidega | |
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) täm
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tammi. Cognates include Finnish tammi.
Noun
tamm