vaam

See also: Vaam

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

vaam m (plural vaams or vamen, diminutive vaampje n)

1. Rare form of vadem.

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• Vaam (Eupen)
• Faam (Krefeld)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vādem, from Old Dutch *fatham, Proto-West Germanic *faþm, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz. Doublet of vadem (“fathom”).

Noun

vaam m (plural vaem or vame)

1. thread, length of yarn