lamer

lamer

See also: Lamer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English lame
English -er
English lamer

    From lame + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (General Australian):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪmə(ɹ)

    Adjective

    lamer

    1. comparative form of lame: more lame

    Noun

    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

    Etymology

      From lame +‎ -er.

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      lamer

      1. (transitive) to flatten

      Conjugation

      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

      Kholosi

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Larestani [script needed] (lamr).

      Noun

      lamer ?

      1. sand

      References

      • 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

      Etymology

      From French mer.

      Noun

      lamer

      1. sea

      References

      • Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN

      Portuguese

      Noun

      lamer m (plural lamers)

      1. alternative form of lammer.

      Spanish

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      Inherited from Latin lambere.

      Pronunciation

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

      Verb

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

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

      Conjugation

          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

      1Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
      2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-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 tuteo 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 voseo 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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