kämmen

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kämmen, possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *käme. Cognate to Estonian kämmal, Veps kämen, Ludian kämmeń, Votic čämmel, Karelian kämmen, Ingrian kämmen. Compare Inari Sami kiämád, Eastern Khanty [script needed] (kömən). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkæmːen/, [ˈk̟æmːe̞n] Rhymes: -æmːen Syllabification(key): käm‧men Hyphenation(key): käm‧men === Noun === kämmen palm (inner, concave part of hand; corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “kämmen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German kemmen, kemben, from Old High German kemben, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɛmən/, [ˈkɛ.mən], [-mn̩], [-mm̩] Hyphenation: käm‧men === Verb === kämmen (weak, third-person singular present kämmt, past tense kämmte, past participle gekämmt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to groom (hair), to comb, brush (transitive, often reflexive) to groom someone’s hair ==== Usage notes ==== German kämmen is used irrespective of whether a comb or brush is used. The construction sich die Haare bürsten (literally “to brush one’s hair”) is surely possible, but is less common than in English. Bürsten often implies the exertion of some pressure, especially for cleaning. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “kämmen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “kämmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “kämmen” in Duden online “kämmen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kämmen. Cognates include Finnish kämmen and Veps kämen. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkæmːen/, [ˈkæmːe̞n] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkæmːen/, [ˈkæmːe̞n] Rhymes: -æmːen Hyphenation: käm‧men === Noun === kämmen palm (of the hand) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kämmel === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 234 == Karelian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kämmen. === Noun === kämmen palm (of the hand) == Livvi == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kämmen. === Noun === kämmen (genitive kämmenen, partitive kämmendy) (anatomy) palm == Ludian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kämmen. === Noun === kämmen palm (of the hand) ==== Declension ==== === References === M. Pahomov (2022), Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎[3], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German kemmen, kemben, from Old High German kemben, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną. Cognate with German kämmen, Dutch kammen, English comb, Icelandic kemba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkæmən] === Verb === kämmen (third-person singular present kämmt, past participle gekämmt, auxiliary verb hunn) to groom hair, to comb, brush ==== Usage notes ==== As in German, the verb is used irrespective of whether a comb or brush is employed. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ====