faam

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch fame, from Old French fame, from Latin fāma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faːm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: faam
  • Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

faam m (uncountable)

  1. reputation, fame

Derived terms

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian famne (“girl”), from Proto-West Germanic *faimnijā.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faːm/

Noun

faam c (plural fammen, diminutive famke)

  1. girl
    Coordinate term: jonge
  2. maidservant
  3. girlfriend
    Coordinate term: feint
  4. virgin

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “faam (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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