Entry:tame

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Tovasala

tame
Multi-letter group A–E F–J K–O P–T U–Z
Alphabetical position A B CH D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z
Alphabetical group P R S T

tame ns, tamo m, tama f, tamous(e/o/a) du, tames/tam(o/a)s pl 1 / R2/1a ii a [/tæm/; tame (1 syll.)] Borrowed [After Fr. -ième (from whence trieme and -tem-).]

1 : estimation
2 : about, approximately, around (after numbers)
As a suffixoid, denotes estimated and approximate values of numbers, most notably in deuvame (a dozen; about twelve). Other examples include senttame (about 100), trïddeykïlottame (some 30,000), and suodärttame (roughly a million). -upot is also used to round up figures where needed.

Coordinate terms

trieme (1/x), -tem- (nth)

Added on: 2021-08-23, 05:12View semantic data

English

tame
Multi-letter group A–E F–J K–O P–T U–Z
Alphabetical position A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Alphabetical group P Q R S T

tame, comp tamer, super tamest inf, present: 1st/2nd/3rd pl tame, 3rd sg tames; past tamed; pres ptcp taming, pst ptcp tamed [/teɪm/; tame (1 syll.)]

1a : noargi aa
1b : noarginzar vtvt

Synonyms

domesticated

Antonyms

wild

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