lamber

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English

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Etymology 1

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lamb +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lamber (plural lambers)

  1. A ewe that gives birth to a lamb.
    • 2017, Trisha Ashley, The Little Teashop of Lost and Found:
      He'd gone out before dawn searching for a ewe, an early lamber that liked to hide out near the base of the Oldstone, where the rocks gave a bit of shelter.
  2. A farm worker who supervises the birth of lambs.
    • 1855, William Lewis Rham, William Raynbird, Hugh Raynbird, The Dictionary of the Farm, page 354:
      The ewes should now be moved as near home as convenience will permit, in order that they may be under the immediate observation of the lamber.
    • 2008, Horatio Clare, Running for the Hills, page 130:
      The lambers sometimes brought their friends and acquaintances to see the view and relax in what must have seemed a bohemian atmosphere.

Etymology 2

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From Malagasy [Term?] (Highlands dialect).

Noun

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lamber (plural lambers)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of lamba (“Madagascan garment”)

Anagrams

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (“lick, lap”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lamˈbeɾ/ [lamˈbeɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Hyphenation: lam‧ber

Verb

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lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambín, past participle lambido)
lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambim or lambi, past participle lambido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (transitive) to lick
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to lick one's lips

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of lamber
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal lamber
Personal lamber lamberes lamber lambermos lamberdes lamberen
Gerund
lambendo
Past participle
Masculine lambido lambidos
Feminine lambida lambidas
Indicative
Present lambo lambes lambe lambemos lambedes lamben
Imperfect lambía lambías lambía lambiamos lambiades lambían
Preterite lambín lambiches lambeu lambemos lambestes lamberon
Pluperfect lambera lamberas lambera lamberamos lamberades lamberan
Future lamberei lamberás lamberá lamberemos lamberedes lamberán
Conditional lambería lamberías lambería lamberiamos lamberiades lamberían
Subjunctive
Present lamba lambas lamba lambamos lambades lamban
Imperfect lambese lambeses lambese lambésemos lambésedes lambesen
Future lamber lamberes lamber lambermos lamberdes lamberen
Imperative
Affirmative lambe lamba lambamos lambede lamban
Negative (non) non lambas non lamba non lambamos non lambades non lamban
    Reintegrated conjugation of lamber (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal lamber
Personal lamber lamberes lamber lambermos lamberdes lamberem
Gerund
lambendo
Past participle
Masculine lambido lambidos
Feminine lambida lambidas
Indicative
Present lambo lambes lambe lambemos lambedes, lambeis lambem
Imperfect lambia lambias lambia lambíamos lambíades, lambíeis, lambíais1 lambiam
Preterite lambim, lambi lambeste, lambeche1 lambeu lambemos lambestes lambêrom, lamberam
Pluperfect lambera lamberas lambera lambêramos lambêrades, lambêreis, lambêrais1 lamberam
Future lamberei lamberás lamberá lamberemos lamberedes, lambereis lamberám, lamberão
Conditional lamberia lamberias lamberia lamberíamos lamberíades, lamberíeis, lamberíais1 lamberiam
Subjunctive
Present lamba lambas lamba lambamos lambades, lambais lambam
Imperfect lambesse lambesses lambesse lambêssemos lambêssedes, lambêsseis lambessem
Future lamber lamberes lamber lambermos lamberdes lamberem
Imperative
Affirmative lambe lamba lambamos lambede, lambei lambam
Negative (nom) nom lambas nom lamba nom lambamos nom lambades, nom lambais nom lambam

1Less recommended.

Derived terms

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References

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Ladino

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Etymology

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From Latin lambō, lambere.

Verb

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lamber (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לאמביר)

  1. to lick

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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lamber

  1. plural of lamb

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin lambere (“lick, lap”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: lam‧ber

Verb

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lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambi, past participle lambido)

  1. to lick

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of lamber (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal lamber
Personal lamber lamberes lamber lambermos lamberdes lamberem
Gerund
lambendo
Past participle
Masculine lambido lambidos
Feminine lambida lambidas
Indicative
Present lambo lambes lambe lambemos lambeis lambem
Imperfect lambia lambias lambia lambíamos lambíeis lambiam
Preterite lambi lambeste lambeu lambemos lambestes lamberam
Pluperfect lambera lamberas lambera lambêramos lambêreis lamberam
Future lamberei lamberás lamberá lamberemos lambereis lamberão
Conditional lamberia lamberias lamberia lamberíamos lamberíeis lamberiam
Subjunctive
Present lamba lambas lamba lambamos lambais lambam
Imperfect lambesse lambesses lambesse lambêssemos lambêsseis lambessem
Future lamber lamberes lamber lambermos lamberdes lamberem
Imperative
Affirmative lambe lamba lambamos lambei lambam
Negative (não) não lambas não lamba não lambamos não lambais não lambam

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “lamber” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lamˈbeɾ/ [lãmˈbeɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: lam‧ber

Verb

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lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambí, past participle lambido)

  1. Alternative form of lamer

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of lamber (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive lamber
gerund lambiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular lambido lambida
plural lambidos lambidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present lambo lambestú
lambésvos 		lambe lambemos lambéis lamben
imperfect lambía lambías lambía lambíamos lambíais lambían
preterite lambí lambiste lambió lambimos lambisteis lambieron
future lamberé lamberás lamberá lamberemos lamberéis lamberán
conditional lambería lamberías lambería lamberíamos lamberíais lamberían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present lamba lambastú
lambásvos2 		lamba lambamos lambáis lamban
imperfect
(ra) 		lambiera lambieras lambiera lambiéramos lambierais lambieran
imperfect
(se) 		lambiese lambieses lambiese lambiésemos lambieseis lambiesen
future1 lambiere lambieres lambiere lambiéremos lambiereis lambieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative lambetú
lambévos 		lamba lambamos lambed lamban
negative no lambas no lamba no lambamos no lambáis no lamban

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of lamber

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive lamber
dative lamberme lamberte lamberle, lamberse lambernos lamberos lamberles, lamberse
accusative lamberme lamberte lamberlo, lamberla, lamberse lambernos lamberos lamberlos, lamberlas, lamberse
with gerund lambiendo
dative lambiéndome lambiéndote lambiéndole, lambiéndose lambiéndonos lambiéndoos lambiéndoles, lambiéndose
accusative lambiéndome lambiéndote lambiéndolo, lambiéndola, lambiéndose lambiéndonos lambiéndoos lambiéndolos, lambiéndolas, lambiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative lambe
dative lámbeme lámbete lámbele lámbenos not used lámbeles
accusative lámbeme lámbete lámbelo, lámbela lámbenos not used lámbelos, lámbelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative lambé
dative lambeme lambete lambele lambenos not used lambeles
accusative lambeme lambete lambelo, lambela lambenos not used lambelos, lambelas
with formal second-person singular imperative lamba
dative lámbame not used lámbale, lámbase lámbanos not used lámbales
accusative lámbame not used lámbalo, lámbala, lámbase lámbanos not used lámbalos, lámbalas
with first-person plural imperative lambamos
dative not used lambámoste lambámosle lambámonos lambámoos lambámosles
accusative not used lambámoste lambámoslo, lambámosla lambámonos lambámoos lambámoslos, lambámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative lambed
dative lambedme not used lambedle lambednos lambeos lambedles
accusative lambedme not used lambedlo, lambedla lambednos lambeos lambedlos, lambedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative lamban
dative lámbanme not used lámbanle lámbannos not used lámbanles, lámbanse
accusative lámbanme not used lámbanlo, lámbanla lámbannos not used lámbanlos, lámbanlas, lámbanse

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