came

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Standard Canadian) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ̯m/, [ˈkʰeɪ̯m] (US, Canada, monophthongization) IPA(key): /ˈkeːm/, [ˈkʰeːm] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkæ̝ɪ̯m/, [ˈkʰæ̝ɪ̯m] Rhymes: -eɪm Hyphenation: came === Etymology 1 === See come. ==== Verb ==== came simple past of come (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of come simple past of cum ==== Preposition ==== came Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation ===== Synonyms ===== (following event etc, in the past after waiting): by, when [event, period, change in state] came/arrived ==== See also ==== come (preposition) === Etymology 2 === Attested from the 17th century, of unknown origin. Possibly from kame (“a ridge”). Compare Scots came (“comb”), Scots kame (“combing; a ridge”), and Middle English camet (“silver”). ==== Noun ==== came (plural cames) A grooved strip of metal, traditionally usually lead or brass and today sometimes stainless steel, used to hold panes of glass together in glazing. ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === “came”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === ACME, Acme, ECMA, EMAC, Mace, Mače, acme, eMac, mace == Albanian == === Etymology === From cam +‎ -e. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡samɛ] === Adjective === came (regional) feminine of cam (“young, new”) Synonym: re === References === == French == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Dutch kam (“cog of a wheel; originally, comb”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kam/ ==== Noun ==== came f (plural cames) cam (part of engine) ===== Derived terms ===== arbre à cames ===== Descendants ===== → Romanian: camă === Etymology 2 === Clipping of camelote (“junk”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ka.mø/ ==== Noun ==== came f (plural cames) stuff, trinket (slang) dope, gear, stuff (any narcotic drug), originally cocaine ===== Derived terms ===== camer === Etymology 3 === Inflected form of camer. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kam/ ==== Verb ==== came inflection of camer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “came”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Noun === cāme vocative singular of cāmus == Northern Kurdish == === Noun === came ? dress, clothing, garment ==== Derived terms ==== camedank == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Kamm. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ca‧me === Noun === came m (plural cames) cam Synonym: camo === Further reading === “came”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Scots == === Etymology === From Northern Middle English cambe (“comb”). === Noun === came (plural cames) alternative spelling of kame (“an act of combing; a steep-sided hill or ridge”) (archaic) a comb (toothed instrument for grooming hair or separating wool fibers) (archaic) a crest or comb of a bird (archaic) honeycomb === References === == Yola == === Verb === came alternative form of caame === References === Charles Vallancey (1788), “Memoir of the Language, Manners and Customs of an Anglo-Saxon Colony Settled in the Baronies of Forth and Bargie, in the County of Wexford, Ireland, in 1167, 1168 and 1169.”, in The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy‎[6], volume 2, Royal Irish Academy, page 38