Finnish

Proper noun

Tammi

1. A surname​.
2. Any of a number of small places in SW Finland (warm enough for oaks).

Declension

Finnish

Declension

Noun

tammi

1. oak
2. pedunculate oak, Quercus robur

Synonyms

• (Quercus robur): metsätammi

Derived terms

• korkkitammi
• tammenterho
• tammihärkä

Etymology 2

< Swedish stam ‎(“trunk of a tree, archaically also axis”)

Noun

tammi

1. (dialectal, archaic) heart, core, axis

Derived terms

• tammikuu

Etymology 3

< Swedish damm ‎(“dam”)

Noun

tammi

1. (dialectal) dam

Etymology 4

< Swedish damspel, dam ‎(“checkers”) < French dame ‎(“king: doubled piece in checkers”)

Noun

tammi

1. checkers, draughts (boardgame)
2. king (doubled piece in checkers)