klám

See also: Appendix:Variations of "klam"

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈklaːm]

Verb

klám

first-person singular present of klát

Icelandic

Etymology

The word klám is considered to be related to the Norwegian word klam (“moist, glutinous, adhesive”). Compare the Ancient Greek words γλάμη (glámē), γλάμον (glámon), γλαμυρός (glamurós) and the Lithuanian word glemes (“slime”). The word klám is also connected to the Low German word klam.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰlauːm/
Rhymes: -auːm

Noun

klám n (genitive singular kláms, no plural)

porn, pornography
Ég fann klám á tölvunni hennar.
I found porn on her computer.

Declension

Declension of *klám* (sg-only neuter)
	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	klám	klámið
accusative	klám	klámið
dative	klámi	kláminu
genitive	kláms	klámsins

Derived terms

klámfenginn
klámhögg
klámvæðing f (“sexualization”)

References

^ Icelandic Web of Science: Hver er uppruni orðsins klám? (“Where does the word klám come from?”)

[1] Icelandic Web of Science: Hver er uppruni orðsins klám? (“Where does the word klám come from?”)

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