Kamm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kamb, camb, chamb, from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kam/
• Rhymes: -am

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Noun

Kamm m (strong, genitive Kammes or Kamms, plural Kämme, diminutive Kämmchen n)

1. comb
2. crest (of various animals), comb (of rooster)
3. (cooking) shoulder (of pork), neck (of mutton/beef)
4. ridge (of hills, mountains)

Declension

Declension of Kamm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kamm	die	Kämme
genitive	eines	des	Kammes, Kamms	der	Kämme
dative	einem	dem	Kamm, Kamme1	den	Kämmen
accusative	einen	den	Kamm	die	Kämme

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Frequenzkamm
• Hahnenkamm
• Kammgarn
• Kammgarnzentrum
• Gipskamm

Further reading

• “Kamm” in Duden online
• Kamm on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Kamm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German kamb, camb, chamb, from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰam/

Noun

Kamm m (plural Kemm, diminutive Kemmche)

1. comb
2. crest

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary