zaam

See also: -zaam

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German zam, from Old High German zam, from Proto-West Germanic *tam, from Proto-Germanic *tamaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɔːm/
• Rhymes: -ɔːm
• Hyphenation: zaam

Adjective

zaam (comparative zaamer, superlative zaamest)

1. docile, domesticated, meek, tame

   Die Katz is zaam ― the cat is tame

   en zaames Dier ― a domesticated animal

Declension

Declension of zaam (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
Weak inflection	nominative	zaam	zaam	zaam	zaame
	accusative	zaame	zaam	zaam	zaame
	dative	zaame	zaame	zaame	zaame
Strong inflection	nominative	zaamer	zaame	zaames	zaame
	accusative	zaame	zaame	zaames	zaame
	dative	zaamem	zaamer	zaamem	zaame

Derived terms

verbs

• zaame

 

References

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “zaam”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português‎^[1] (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 179