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dammen
dammen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɑmə(n)/
Etymology 1
Borrowing from Middle French dame (“dame, double checkers piece”) + -en.
Verb
dammen
- (intransitive) to play checkers
Inflection
| Inflection of dammen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dammen | |||
| past singular | damde | |||
| past participle | gedamd | |||
| infinitive | dammen | |||
| gerund | dammen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dam | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | damt | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | damt | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | damt | damde | ||
| 3rd person singular | damt | damde | ||
| plural | dammen | damden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | damme | damde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dammen | damden | ||
| imperative sing. | dam | |||
| imperative plur.1 | damt | |||
| participles | dammend | gedamd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- dambord
- dammer
- damschijf
- damspeler
Etymology 2
Gerund of the verb dammen.
Noun
dammen n (uncountable)
Synonyms
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch dammen. Equivalent to dam + -en.
Verb
dammen
- (obsolete) to dam
Inflection
| Inflection of dammen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dammen | |||
| past singular | damde | |||
| past participle | gedamd | |||
| infinitive | dammen | |||
| gerund | dammen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dam | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | damt | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | damt | damde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | damt | damde | ||
| 3rd person singular | damt | damde | ||
| plural | dammen | damden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | damme | damde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dammen | damden | ||
| imperative sing. | dam | |||
| imperative plur.1 | damt | |||
| participles | dammend | gedamd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
dammen
- Plural form of dam
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
dammen m
- definite singular of dam
- nickname for the Atlantic Ocean.
- over dammen - across the pond
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
dammen m
- definite singular of dam
- nickname for the Atlantic Ocean.
- over dammen - across the pond