You can make 6 words from dam according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of dam
dam adm dma mda amd mad
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Definitions and meaning of dam
dam
Translingual
Symbol
dam
(metrology)Symbol fordecameter(decametre), an SI unit of length equal to 101 meters (metres).
Pronunciation
(UK, US) IPA(key): /dæm/
Rhymes: -æm
Homophone: damn
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishdam, from Old English*damm, from Proto-West Germanic*damm, from Proto-Germanic*dammaz.
Noun
dam (pluraldams)
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
The water reservoir resulting from placing such a structure.
(dentistry) A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.
(South Africa, Australia) A reservoir.
A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
dam (third-person singular simple presentdams, present participledamming, simple past and past participledammed)
(transitive) To block the flow of water.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Variant of dame. Doublet of domina and donna.
Noun
dam (pluraldams)
Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals.
A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.
Coordinate terms
(male parent):sire
Translations
Etymology 3
Said to be possibly coined from the English phrase "I don't give a dam(n)," referring to its small worth.
Noun
dam (pluraldams)(historical)
(India) An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.
A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.
References
Etymology 4
Clipping or Pronunciation spelling of damn.
Alternative forms
dam'
Interjection
dam
(slang or pronunciation spelling) Damn.
Adjective
dam (not comparable)
(slang or pronunciation spelling) Damn.
Further reading
dam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
dam (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dam in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
ADM, AMD, Adm., DMA, MAD, MDA, Mad, adm., mad
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutchdam, from Middle Dutchdam, from Old Dutchdam, from Proto-Germanic*dammaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
dam (pluraldamme)
pond, basin
dam
Derived terms
opgaardam
studam
Arem
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic*ɗam, from Proto-Mon-Khmer*p(ɗ)am; cognate with Vietnamesenăm.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [dam]
Numeral
dam
five
Further reading
Michel Ferlus, 2014, Arem, a Vietic Language, Mon-Khmer Studies 43.1-15, page 5
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Old Anatolian Turkishطام(d̥am, dam), from Proto-Turkic*tām.
as for meaning a trap, from Persianدام.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dɑm/
Noun
dam (definite accusativedamı, pluraldamlar)
roof
hovel, shack
dugout
cowshed, sheep cote (a structure where animals are held)
donuz damı ― pigsty
(figurative) lockup, jail, quod
dama basdırmaq ― to lock up, to put in jail
(archaic) grid, net
(archaic) trap, snare
Synonyms:tələ, cələ, duzaq
dam qurmaq ― to set a trap
Declension
Cebuano
Etymology
From Englishdam, from Middle Englishdam, damme, from Old English*dam, *damm, from Proto-Germanic*dammaz.
Noun
dam
a dam; a structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow
a reservoir
Crimean Tatar
Noun
dam (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
“dam”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
AMD
Friulian
Etymology
From Latindamnum.
Noun
damm (pluraldams)
damage
Synonyms
daneç
Related terms
danâ
Galician
Verb
dam
(reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of dar
Garo
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengaliদাম(dam).
Noun
dam
price
Indonesian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈdam]
Hyphenation: dam
Etymology 1
From Dutchdam(“king (draught/checkers)”), from Middle Frenchdame, from Old Frenchdame, from Latindomina.
Noun
dam (first-person possessivedamku, second-person possessivedammu, third-person possessivedamnya)
(games)draught(American), checkers(British).
checker, a pattern of alternating colours as on a chessboard.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Dutchdam(“dam”), from Middle Dutchdam, from Old Dutchdam, from Proto-Germanic*dammaz.
Noun
dam (first-person possessivedamku, second-person possessivedammu, third-person possessivedamnya)
dam, a structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
Synonyms
bendung, bendungan
empangan(Standard Malay)
tanggul
Compounds
Etymology 3
From Arabicدَم(dam, “blood”), from Proto-Semitic*dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic*dam-.
Noun
dam (first-person possessivedamku, second-person possessivedammu, third-person possessivedamnya)
(Islam)fine, a punishment for breaking the law.
Further reading
“dam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Pronoun
dam (emphaticdamsa)
Alternative form of dom(“for/to me”)
Komo
Noun
dam
honey
Lashi
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan*l-(t/d)jam(“full, flat”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dam/
Adjective
dam
flat
References
Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
“dam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maltese
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /daːm/
Etymology 1
From Arabicدَامَ(dāma).
Verb
dam (imperfectjdum, verbal noundewmordewmienordawmien)
to last; to take (time, especially long time)
Synonym:(imperfect only)jtul
Alternative form:diem
Conjugation
Etymology 2
From Arabicإِدَام(ʔidām).
Noun
damm
tallow
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English*damm, from Proto-West Germanic*damm.
Alternative forms
damme, dame
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dam/
Noun
dam
dam(structure to block water)
body of water
Descendants
English: dam
Scots: dam
References
“dam, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
dam
Alternative form of dame
Etymology 3
Noun
dam
(when preceding labials)Alternative form of dan
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irishdam.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /daṽ/
Noun
damm (genitivedaim)
ox
c.1000, Anonymous, published in (1935) Rudolf Thurneysen, editor, Scéla Mucca Meic Dathó, Dublin: Staionery Office, § 1, l. 12, page 2: “Dam ocus tinne in cach coiri. ― [There was] an ox and a side of bacon in each cauldron.”
Descendants
Irish: damh
Manx: dow
Scottish Gaelic: damh
Mutation
Further reading
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 dam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mokilese
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic*saman(“outrigger”), from Proto-Austronesian*saʀman(“outrigger”)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈdam/
Noun
dam
(nautical) outrigger
Possessive forms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Danishdam, from Old Norsedammrm, dammn. The meaning dam (structure) probably comes from Middle Low German [Term?].
From Proto-Celtic*damos, from Proto-Indo-European*dm̥h₂-ó-(“bull”) (compare Albaniandem(“bullock”), Ancient Greekδάμαλος(dámalos, “calf”)), from *demh₂-(“to tame”) (compare Old Irishdaimid(“to allow, give in”), Latindomō, Englishtame).
Noun
damm (genitivedaim)
ox
c.800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 10d6
stag
(by extension) hero, champion
Declension
Derived terms
damánm(“calf”)
Descendants
Middle Irish: dam
Irish: damh
Manx: dow
Scottish Gaelic: damh
Noun
damf
hind, cow (old feminine form of previous)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
third-person singular present indicative conjunct of daimid
Etymology 3
Pronoun
dam
Alternative form of dom(“to/for me”)
Mutation
Further reading
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 dam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 dam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dam/
Rhymes: -am
Syllabification: dam
Verb
dam
first-person singular future of dać
Noun
dam
genitive plural of dama
Rohingya
Alternative forms
𐴊𐴝𐴔𐴢(dam) — Hanifi Rohingya script
Etymology
From Magadhi Prakrit𑀤𑀫𑁆𑀫(damma), from Sanskritদ্ৰম্ম(drámma), borrowed from Ancient Greekδραχμή(drakhmḗ). Cognate with Bengaliদাম(dam).
Noun
dam (Hanifi spelling𐴊𐴝𐴔𐴢)
price
Synonyms:dor, kimot
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkishدام(dam), from Old Turkic [script needed] (tam), from Proto-Turkic*tām.
Noun
damn (pluraldamuri)
cowshed
Declension
San Juan Guelavía Zapotec
Noun
dam
owl
References
López Antonio, Joaquín, Jones, Ted, Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía[3] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 14, 23, 40
Sumerian
Romanization
dam
Romanization of 𒁮(dam)
Swedish
Etymology
From Frenchdame.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dɑːm/
Noun
damc
a lady, a woman
(card games, chess, checkers) a queen
ruter dam ― queen of diamonds
Declension
Synonyms
(in chess):drottning
Derived terms
See also
References
dam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkishطام(dam), from Old Turkic [script needed] (tam), from Proto-Turkic*tām. Cognate with Uyghurتام(tam, “wall”).
Compare Korean담(dam, “wall”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dɑm/
Rhymes: -dɑm
Noun
dam (definite accusativedamı, pluraldamlar)
roof
cowshed, sheep cote (a structure where animals are held)
(figurative, informal) lockup, jail
Uzbek
Noun
dam (pluraldamlar)
moment, second
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
đam
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic*k-taːm; ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer*kt₁aam(“crab”). ‹d› here is the result of lenition (Proto-Vietic *k-t- > Middle Vietnamese ‹d› /ð/ > Modern Vietnamese ‹d›). Compare đam, the form with unlenited initial consonant.
Pronunciation
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [jaːm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaːm˧˧]
Noun
(classifiercon) dam
(North Central Vietnam) field crab; freshwater crab
Zoogocho Zapotec
Noun
dam
owl
References
Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)[6] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 215