klamm

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German klam (narrow, tight, solid), from Old High German klam, from or related to Proto-West Germanic *klaimijan (to smear with clay).

The modern sense is chiefly Central and Low German (Middle Low German klam). Cognate with Dutch klam. Also related with English clammy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /klam/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -am

Adjective[edit]

klamm (strong nominative masculine singular klammer, comparative klammer, superlative am klammsten)

  1. clammy, damp, unpleasantly moist (e.g. of fabrics, the air in a room)
    Synonym: feucht
  2. (of body parts) cold
    Synonyms: kalt, verfroren
  3. cash-strapped
    Synonym: blank
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 40/2010, page 44:
      Aus Mitleid füllte die Filialleiterin einer Bank die Konten klammer Kunden mit Millionen Euro auf. Das Geld buchte sie von den Guthaben vermögender Sparer ab.
      Out of compassion, the branch manager of a bank filled the accounts of cash-strapped clients with millions of euros. She debited the money from the balances of wealthy savers.
    • 2024 March 20, Cornelius Dieckmann, “Wie klamm ist Donald Trump?”, in Der Spiegel[2], →ISSN:
      Wie klamm ist Donald Trump? [title]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • klamm” in Duden online

Luxembourgish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

klamm

  1. second-person singular imperative of klammen