lamer

/laˈmeɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
lamo
preterite (yo)
lamí
past participle
lamido

Meaning

  1. to lick

    • El perro me lamió la mano.

      The dog licked my hand.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

relamer

relamerse specifically means to lick one's lips, in anticipation or satisfaction; lamer is the general word "to lick."

Similar in other languages

German

lecken

lecken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to lick."

Portuguese

lamber

lamber is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to lick."

Practice

1 What does lamer mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches lamer?

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