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English

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Etymology

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From lame +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lamer

  1. comparative form of lame: more lame

Noun

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lamer (plural lamers)

  1. (slang, derogatory, demoscene, gaming, warez, dated) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence.
    Antonym: elite
    • 1997 April 1, David McCandless, “Warez Wars”, in Wired‎[1], →ISSN:
      Phil and his counterparts in Asia and the US are deployed to infiltrate pirate groups; to study IRC; to get under the skin of the lamers, the dabblers, and the professionals; to chat, seduce, charm, and interact with the denizens of this bizarre over-underworld.
    • 2009, John Impagliazzo, Timo Järvi, Petri Paju, editors, History of Nordic Computing 2 […] , Springer, →ISBN, page 298:
      Other accounts mention that the lamers are constantly asking for advice on coding routines.

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French

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Etymology

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From lame +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lamer

  1. (transitive) to flatten

Conjugation

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Conjugation of lamer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple lamer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple lamant
/la.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle lamé
/la.me/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present lame
/lam/ 		lames
/lam/ 		lame
/lam/ 		lamons
/la.mɔ̃/ 		lamez
/la.me/ 		lament
/lam/
imperfect lamais
/la.mɛ/ 		lamais
/la.mɛ/ 		lamait
/la.mɛ/ 		lamions
/la.mjɔ̃/ 		lamiez
/la.mje/ 		lamaient
/la.mɛ/
past historic2 lamai
/la.me/ 		lamas
/la.ma/ 		lama
/la.ma/ 		lamâmes
/la.mam/ 		lamâtes
/la.mat/ 		lamèrent
/la.mɛʁ/
future lamerai
/lam.ʁe/ 		lameras
/lam.ʁa/ 		lamera
/lam.ʁa/ 		lamerons
/lam.ʁɔ̃/ 		lamerez
/lam.ʁe/ 		lameront
/lam.ʁɔ̃/
conditional lamerais
/lam.ʁɛ/ 		lamerais
/lam.ʁɛ/ 		lamerait
/lam.ʁɛ/ 		lamerions
/la.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		lameriez
/la.mə.ʁje/ 		lameraient
/lam.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present lame
/lam/ 		lames
/lam/ 		lame
/lam/ 		lamions
/la.mjɔ̃/ 		lamiez
/la.mje/ 		lament
/lam/
imperfect2 lamasse
/la.mas/ 		lamasses
/la.mas/ 		lamât
/la.ma/ 		lamassions
/la.ma.sjɔ̃/ 		lamassiez
/la.ma.sje/ 		lamassent
/la.mas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — lame
/lam/ 		— lamons
/la.mɔ̃/ 		lamez
/la.me/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Anagrams

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Kholosi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Larestani [script needed] (lamr).

Noun

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lamer ?

  1. sand

References

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  • Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx‎[2], pages 13-36

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French mer.

Noun

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lamer

  1. sea

References

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  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin lambere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laˈmeɾ/ [laˈmeɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: la‧mer

Verb

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lamer (first-person singular present lamo, first-person singular preterite lamí, past participle lamido)

  1. to lick (stroke with the tongue)
  2. to lick (lap; take in with the tongue)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of lamer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive lamer
gerund lamiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular lamido lamida
plural lamidos lamidas
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 lamo lamestú
lamésvos 		lame lamemos laméis lamen
imperfect lamía lamías lamía lamíamos lamíais lamían
preterite lamí lamiste lamió lamimos lamisteis lamieron
future lameré lamerás lamerá lameremos lameréis lamerán
conditional lamería lamerías lamería lameríamos lameríais lamerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present lama lamastú
lamásvos2 		lama lamamos lamáis laman
imperfect
(ra) 		lamiera lamieras lamiera lamiéramos lamierais lamieran
imperfect
(se) 		lamiese lamieses lamiese lamiésemos lamieseis lamiesen
future1 lamiere lamieres lamiere lamiéremos lamiereis lamieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative lametú
lamévos 		lama lamamos lamed laman
negative no lamas no lama no lamamos no lamáis no laman

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

    Selected combined forms of lamer

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 lamer
dative lamerme lamerte lamerle, lamerse lamernos lameros lamerles, lamerse
accusative lamerme lamerte lamerlo, lamerla, lamerse lamernos lameros lamerlos, lamerlas, lamerse
with gerund lamiendo
dative lamiéndome lamiéndote lamiéndole, lamiéndose lamiéndonos lamiéndoos lamiéndoles, lamiéndose
accusative lamiéndome lamiéndote lamiéndolo, lamiéndola, lamiéndose lamiéndonos lamiéndoos lamiéndolos, lamiéndolas, lamiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative lame
dative lámeme lámete lámele lámenos not used lámeles
accusative lámeme lámete lámelo, lámela lámenos not used lámelos, lámelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative lamé
dative lameme lamete lamele lamenos not used lameles
accusative lameme lamete lamelo, lamela lamenos not used lamelos, lamelas
with formal second-person singular imperative lama
dative lámame not used lámale, lámase lámanos not used lámales
accusative lámame not used lámalo, lámala, lámase lámanos not used lámalos, lámalas
with first-person plural imperative lamamos
dative not used lamámoste lamámosle lamámonos lamámoos lamámosles
accusative not used lamámoste lamámoslo, lamámosla lamámonos lamámoos lamámoslos, lamámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative lamed
dative lamedme not used lamedle lamednos lameos lamedles
accusative lamedme not used lamedlo, lamedla lamednos lameos lamedlos, lamedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative laman
dative lámanme not used lámanle lámannos not used lámanles, lámanse
accusative lámanme not used lámanlo, lámanla lámannos not used lámanlos, lámanlas, lámanse

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