jamb

English

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Etymology

Middle English jambe, from Middle French jambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʒæm/
  • Homophones: jam, gem

Noun

jamb (plural jambs)

  1. (architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.
  2. (mining) Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.

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Verb

jamb (third-person singular simple present jambs, present participle jambing, simple past and past participle jambed)

  1. (transitive) To fix or attach a jamb to.

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jamp/

Noun

jamb m inan

  1. iamb

Declension
declension of jamb
singular plural
nominative jamb jamby
genitive jambu jambów
dative jambowi jambom
accusative jamb jamby
instrumental jambem jambami
locative jambie jambach
vocative jambie jamby

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jâmb/

Noun

jȁmb m (Cyrillic spelling ја̏мб)

  1. iamb

Declension
Declension of jamb
singular plural
nominative jȁmb jambi
genitive jamba jȃmbā
dative jambu jambima
accusative jamb jambe
vocative jambe jambi
locative jambu jambima
instrumental jambom jambima
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