German

Noun

Lamm n ‎(genitive Lamms or Lammes, plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmchen n or Lämmlein n)

1. lamb

Declension

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Lam

Etymology

From Old High German lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑm/
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Noun

Lamm n ‎(plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmchen)

1. lamb

German

Verb

lamm

1. Imperative singular of lammen.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of lammen.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lamb, from Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos.

Pronunciation

Noun

lamm n

1. a lamb
2. (dialect) a sheep (Gotland)

Declension

Usage notes

• On the island Gotland (known for its sheep), lamm is used for sheep and lammunge for lamb.
• damm, lamm, ramm are the three words in Swedish spelled with double final -mm (to avoid confusion with dam, lam, ram).

Related terms

• dilamm
• lamma
• lammkött
• lammull