kämmen

From Proto-Finnic *kämmen, possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *käme. Cognate to Estonian kämmal, Veps kämen, Ludian kämmeń, Votic tšämmel, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Compare Inari Sami kiämád, Khanty kömən.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæmːen/, [ˈk̟æmːe̞n]
• Rhymes: -æmːen
• Syllabification^(key): käm‧men

kämmen

1. (anatomy) palm

• “kämmen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

From Middle High German kemben, kemmen, from Old High German kemben, kempen, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛmən/, [ˈkɛmən], [ˈkɛmm̩]

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• Hyphenation: käm‧men

kämmen (weak, third-person singular present kämmt, past tense kämmte, past participle gekämmt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to comb; to brush (hair)

   Ich kämme dir kurz die Haare.

   I’ll comb / brush your hair quickly.

2. (transitive) to comb or brush someone’s hair

   Ich kämme dich kurz.

   I’ll comb / brush your hair quickly.

   (literally, “I’ll comb you quickly.”)

3. (reflexive) to brush one’s own hair

   Ich kämme mich kurz.

   I’ll comb / brush my hair quickly.

• German kämmen is used irrespective of whether a comb or brush is used. The construction sich das Haar 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.

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• abkämmen
• auskämmen
• durchkämmen

• Kamm

• “kämmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “kämmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “kämmen” in Duden online
• “kämmen” in OpenThesaurus.de

From Proto-Finnic *kämmen. Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and Veps kämen.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkæmːen/, [ˈkæmːe̞n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkæmːen/, [ˈkæmːe̞n]
• Rhymes: -æmːen
• Hyphenation: käm‧men

kämmen

1. palm (of the hand)

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 234

From Proto-Finnic *kämmen.

kämmen

1. palm (of the hand)

From Proto-Finnic *kämmen.

kämmen (genitive kämmenen, partitive kämmendy)

1. (anatomy) palm

From Old High German kemben, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Dutch kemmen, English comb, Icelandic kemba.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæmən/

kämmen (third-person singular present kämmt, past participle gekämmt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to comb

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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