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lamber
lamber
English
Noun
lamber (plural lambers)
- A farm worker who supervises the birth of lambs.
- 1855, William Lewis Rham, William Raynbird, Hugh Raynbird, The Dictionary of the Farm (page 354)
- The ewes should now be moved as near home as convenience will permit, in order that they may be under the immediate observation of the lamber.
- 2008, Horatio Clare, Running for the Hills (page 130)
- The lambers sometimes brought their friends and acquaintances to see the view and relax in what must have seemed a bohemian atmosphere.
- 1855, William Lewis Rham, William Raynbird, Hugh Raynbird, The Dictionary of the Farm (page 354)
Galician
Etymology
From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (“lick, lap”).
Verb
lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambín, past participle lambido)
- to lick
- first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of lamber
- first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of lamber
Conjugation
Conjugation of lamber
Ladino
Etymology
From Latin lambō, lambere.
Verb
lamber (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לאמביר)
- to lick
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (“lick, lap”).
Verb
lamber (first-person singular present indicative lambo, past participle lambido)
- to lick
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb lamber
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (“lick, lap”).
Verb
lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambí, past participle lambido)
- to lick
Conjugation
| infinitive | lamber | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | lambiendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | lambido | lambida | |||||
| plural | lambidos | lambidas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | lambo | lambestú lambésvos |
lambe | lambemos | lambéis | lamben | |
| imperfect | lambía | lambías | lambía | lambíamos | lambíais | lambían | |
| preterite | lambí | lambiste | lambió | lambimos | lambisteis | lambieron | |
| future | lamberé | lamberás | lamberá | lamberemos | lamberéis | lamberán | |
| conditional | lambería | lamberías | lambería | lamberíamos | lamberíais | lamberían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | lamba | lambastú lambásvos1 |
lamba | lambamos | lambáis | lamban | |
| imperfect (ra) |
lambiera | lambieras | lambiera | lambiéramos | lambierais | lambieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
lambiese | lambieses | lambiese | lambiésemos | lambieseis | lambiesen | |
| future | lambiere | lambieres | lambiere | lambiéremos | lambiereis | lambieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | lambetú lambévos |
lamba | lambamos | lambed | lamban | ||
| negative | no lambas | no lamba | no lambamos | no lambáis | no lamban | ||
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.