ramm

See also: Ramm and ramm-

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• ram (Veldeke spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

Etymology

Compared with Low German ram(m) (“tart, flavourful, strong”) and Middle Low German ramer (“strong, spicy, bitter”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁam/, [ˈʁɑm]
• Rhymes: -am

Adverb

ramm (German-based spelling, Eupen spelling)

1. completely, totally, utterly

   Mienge GSM ess ramm kapott.

   My mobile phone is completely destroyed.

2. very

   Dää Waan ess ramm schnell!

   That car is very fast!

Old English

Alternative forms

• ram

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rammaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɑmm/, [rɑm]

Noun

ramm m

1. ram (animal)
2. battering ram
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones De Arte Grammatica Anglice

     Sume synd omonima, id sunt vnivoca, ða ġetācniað mā þinga mid ānre clypunge: ariēs byð ram betwux sċēapum and ram tō wealġeweorce, and ariēs ys ān ðāra twelf tācna.

     Some words signify multiple things with one name: aries is a ram among sheep and a ram for taking down walls, and Aries is a sign of the Zodiac.

Declension

Declension of ramm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ramm	rammas
accusative	ramm	rammas
genitive	rammes	ramma
dative	ramme	rammum

Descendants

• Middle English: ramme, ram, rom
  • English: ram
  • Scots: ram