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{{also|lamé|lamè|lamę}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/leɪm/|a=UK,US}}
* {{audio|en|En-au-lame.ogg|a=AU}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-lame.wav|a=UK}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪm|s=1}}
* {{hyphenation|en|lame}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|en|enm|lame}}, from {{inh|en|ang|lama|t=lame}}, from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*lam}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*lamaz|t=lame}}, from {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃lemH-|t=to tire; to break}}.<ref>{{R:gem:EDPG|head=''*lamjan-'' w.v. ‘to beat (up), cripple’|page=326}}</ref>

====Adjective====
{{en-adj|er}}

# {{lb|en|especially|of an|animal}} {{cap|unable}} to [[walk]] properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
#: {{syn|en|crippled}}
#: {{ux|en|a '''lame''' horse}}
#* {{RQ:Tennyson In Memoriam|XXIII|39|Alone, alone, to where he sits,<br>The Shadow cloak’d from head to foot<br>Who keeps the keys of all the creeds,<br>⁠I wander, often falling '''lame''',<br>And looking back to whence I came,<br>Or on to where the pathway leads; {{...}}}}
## {{lb|en|of a [[limb]], especially a [[foot]] or [[leg]]}} That cannot be moved properly.
##: {{syn|en|gammy}}
## {{lb|en|dated|now|offensive}} Physically [[disabled]].
##: {{ux|en|a '''lame''' man}}
# {{lb|en|by extension|dated}} [[hobbling|Hobbling]]; [[limping]]; [[inefficient]]; [[imperfect]].
#: {{ant|en|efficient|perfect}}
#* {{RQ:Barrow Works|sermonname=Of Industry in General|passage=a '''lame''' endeavour}}
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Othello|II|i|text=O, most '''lame''' and impotent conclusion!{{...}}}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1801|author=Isaac Watts|title=The improvement of the mind, or A supplement to the art of logic|passage=It is the remark of an ingenious writer, should a barbarous Indian, who had never seen a palace or a ship, view their separate and disjointed parts, and observe the pillars, doors, windows, cornices and turrets of the one, or the prow and stern, the ribs and masts, the ropes and shrouds, the sails and tackle of the other, he would be able to form but a very '''lame''' and dark idea of either of those excellent and useful inventions.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1856|author={{w|James Redhouse|J. W. Redhouse}}|title=An English and Turkish Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CydMAAAAYAAJ|page=xx|passage=The ی consonant is our English y{{...|, both at the beginning and at the end of words or syllables, being in the latter case alwys preceded by a vowel.}}  It is really a sad mistake for us, who possess this useful consonant, to adopt the '''lame''' expedient to which other languages are forced to have recourse, namely, the use of the vowel i, with or without the diaresis over it.}}
# {{lb|en|colloquial}} [[unconvincing|Unconvincing]] or [[unbelievable]].
#: {{syn|en|weak}}
#: {{ant|en|convincing|believable}}
#: {{ux|en|He had a really '''lame''' excuse for missing the birthday party.}}
# {{lb|en|colloquial}} [[uncool|Uncool]], [[uninteresting]]{{,}} or [[unfunny]].
#: {{ux|en|He kept telling these extremely '''lame''' jokes all night.}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|en|lamage|lamebrain|lame duck|lamely|lameness|lame-o|lamestream||lame-head|lame-stream|help a lame dog over a stile|lame sickness}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs}}
* Abkhaz: {{t|ab|а́цыркь}}, {{t|ab|а́цыркьзаара}}, {{t|ab|ацыркьыԥа}}, {{t|ab|аҭуԥа́л}}, {{t|ab|акәылԥаа́}}
* Aghwan: {{t|xag|𐕄𐔰𐔾𐔰}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|çalë|f}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|أَعْرَج}}, {{t|ar|أَكْسَح}}, {{t|ar|أَشَلّ}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|أعرج|tr=aʕrag}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|أعرج|tr=ʔaʕraj}}
* Aragonese: {{t|an|coixo}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|կաղ}}
* Aromanian: {{t|rup|shcljop}}
* Asturian: {{t|ast|coxu}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|topal}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|аҡһаҡ|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ba|сатан|sc=Cyrl}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|кульга́вы}}
* Bhojpuri: {{t|bho|लंगड़}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|куц}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|coix}}, {{t+|ca|ranc}}
* Chinese:
*: Literary Chinese: {{t|lzh|蹇|tr=jiān}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|瘸腿|tr=quétuǐ}}, {{t+|cmn|跛|tr=bǒ}}, {{t+|cmn|跛足|tr=bǒzú}}, {{t+|cmn|瘸|tr=qué}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|chromý|m}}
* Dalmatian: {{t|dlm|zuap}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|lam}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|lam}}, {{t+|nl|verlamd}}, {{t+|nl|kreupel}}, {{t+|nl|mank}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|lama}}, {{t+|eo|kripla}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|rampa}}
* French: {{t+|fr|boiteux|m}}, {{t+|fr|boiteuse|f}}
* Friulian: {{t|fur|çuet}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|coxo}}, {{t|gl|rengo}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|კოჭლი}}
*: Old Georgian: {{t|oge|მკელობელი}}
* German: {{t+|de|lahm}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χωλός|m}}, {{t+|el|κουτσός|m}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|χωλός}}, {{t|grc|σκιμβός}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|צוֹלֵעַ|m|tr=tzoléa'}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|लंग}}, {{t+|hi|अपंग}}, {{t+|hi|पंगु}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|sánta}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|lamaður}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|rampa}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|claude}}
* Irish: {{t+|ga|bacach}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|zoppo}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|足の不自由|tr=あしのふじゆうな, ashi-no fujiyū-na|alt=足の不自由な|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|足の悪い|tr=あしのわるい, ashi-no warui|sc=Jpan}}
* Latin: {{t|la|claudus}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|luošas|m}}, {{t|lt|šlubas|m}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|schlamm}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|куц}}
* Manchu: {{t|mnc|ᡩᠣᡥᠣᠯᠣᠨ}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|tahakopa}}, {{t|mi|hauā}}, {{t|mi|waehauā}}, {{t|mi|tūparaka}}
* Mongolian: {{t+|mn|доголон}}
* Neapolitan: {{t|nap|sciancato}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|garrèl}}, {{t+|oc|ranc}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|lama}}
* Ossetian: {{t|os|къуылых}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|لنگ|tr=lang}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|lom}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|kulawy|m}}, {{t|pl|[[kuleć|kulejący]]|m}}, {{t+|pl|chromy|m}} {{qualifier|obsolete}}
* Pontic Greek: {{t|pnt|κοτσός}}, {{t|pnt|ξεροπόδαρος}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|manco}}, {{t+|pt|perneta}}, {{t+|pt|coxo}} {{qualifier|Brasil}}, {{t+|pt|capenga}} {{qualifier|Brasil}}
* Quechua: {{t|qu|hank'a}}, {{t|qu|sucu}}, {{t|qu|magro}}, {{t|qu|wist'u}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|șchiop|m}}, {{t+|ro|olog|m}}
* Romansch: {{t|rm|zop}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|хромо́й}}, {{t+|ru|хромать|alt=хрома́ющий}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|хром}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|hrom}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|ciuncu|m}}, {{t|scn|ciancatu|m}}, {{t+|scn|zoppu|m}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|chromý}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|cojo}}, {{t+|es|rengo}} {{qualifier|Argentina|Uruguay}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|lam}}
* Tausug: {{t|tsg|pilay}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|కుంటి}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|topal}}
* Udi: {{t|udi|кӏала}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|кульга́вий}}
* Venetan: {{t|vec|cionpo}}, {{t+|vec|soto}}, {{t|vec|zhot}}, {{t|vec|çoto}}
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|mank}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|moving with difficulty}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|أَعْرَج|m}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|kreupel}}, {{t+|nl|mankend}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|heikko}}, {{t+|fi|rampa}}, {{t+|fi|ontuva}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χωλός|m}}, {{t+|el|κουτσός|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|nyomorék}}, {{t+|hu|béna}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|manco}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|handicapat|m}}, {{t|ro|schiopatand}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|искале́ченный}}, {{t+|ru|уве́чный}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|ciuncu|m}}, {{t|scn|acciuncatu|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|by extension, hobbling}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|куц}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|wankel}}, {{t+|nl|mankend}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ontuva}}, {{t+|fi|heikko}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|sántikáló}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|куц}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|totitoti}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|[[kuśtykać|kuśtykający]]|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|capenga}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|хрома́ющий}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|ciuncu|m}}, {{t|scn|acciuncatu|m}}, {{t+|scn|zoppu|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|slang: unconvincing}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|неубедителен}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|chabý|m}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|flauw}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|heikko}}, {{t+|fi|huono}}, {{t+|fi|tyhmä}}, {{t+|fi|ontuva}}
* French: {{t+|fr|pitoyable}}, {{t+|fr|nul|m}}, {{t+|fr|bancal|m}}, {{t+|fr|bateau}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|αστήρικτος|m}}, {{t+|el|αστείος|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|átlátszó}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|неу́бедлив}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|słaby}}, {{t+|pl|kiepski|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fraco}}, {{t+|pt|capenga}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|jalnic|m}}, {{t+|ro|slab|m}}, {{t|ro|lipsit de gust|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|сла́бый}}, {{t+|ru|неубеди́тельный}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|cojo}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant}}
* Arabic:
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|سخيف|tr=saḵīf}}, {{t|acw|بايخ|tr=bāyiḵ}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|скучен}}, {{t+|bg|безинтересен}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|sonso}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|遜|tr=xùn}}
* Danish: {{t|da|lamt}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|flauw}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|malmojosa}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|nõme}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|typerä}}, {{t+|fi|tyhmä}}, {{t+|fi|ontuva}}, {{t+|fi|laimea}}
* French: {{t+|fr|nul}}, {{qualifier|slang|France}} {{t+|fr|naze|m|f}}, {{qualifier|Quebec, informal}} {{t+|fr|poche}}, {{t+|fr|ringard|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ბანძი}}
* German: {{t+|de|ätzend}}, {{t+|de|öde}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|צוֹלֵעַ|m|tr=tzoléa'}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|béna}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|cupu}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|patetico}}, {{t+|it|stupido}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|ださい|tr=dasai}}, {{t+|ja|寒い|tr=samui|sc=Jpan}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|до́саден}}, {{t|mk|здо́девен}}, {{t|mk|неинте́ресен}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|kiepski|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|palha}} {{qualifier|Brazil}}, {{t|pt|sem graça}}, {{t+|pt|chato}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|anost|m}}, {{t+|ro|plictisitor|m}}, {{t|ro|sters|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|беспонто́вый|m}}, {{t+|ru|отсто́йный|m}}
* Spanish: {{qualifier|Mexico}} {{t+|es|chafa}}, {{t+|es|soso}}, {{t|es|monse}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|lam}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|geyik}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* Albanian: {{t+check|sq|çalë}}
* Catalan: {{t+check|ca|coix}}
* Esperanto: {{t-check|eo|paralizata}}
* German: {{qualifier|2}} {{t+check|de|lahm}}
* Hindi: {{t+check|hi|अपंग}}
* Italian: {{t+check|it|storpio}}
* Marathi: {{t+check|mr|अपंग}}
* Romanian: {{t+check|ro|șchiop}}, {{t+check|ro|olog}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-check|sa|अपङगः}}, {{t-check|sa|पङगु}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t-check|gd|bacach}}, {{t-check|gd|crùbach}}, {{t-check|gd|cuagach}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+check|sh|hrom}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
#* {{RQ:Sewell Black Beauty|pages=134–135|pageref=134|passage=And if you don't want to '''lame''' your horse, you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly.}}
#* {{RQ:Lawrence Sons and Lovers|chapter=6|passage=Now her soul felt '''lamed''' in itself. It was her hope that was struck.}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|to cause a person or animal to become lame}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|осакатявам}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|осhromit|pf}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|lamauttaa}} {{qualifier|temporarily}}; {{t+|fi|rampauttaa}} {{qualifier|indefinitely}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|manquexar}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|azzoppare}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|оса́кати}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|okulawić}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|[[deixar]] [[manco]]}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|калечить}}, {{t+|ru|увечить}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|prison slang}} A [[stupid]] or [[undesirable]] person.
#* {{quote-song|en|year=2011|author=w:Lil' Kim|title=Black Friday
|passage=You '''lames''' tryna clone my style and run wit it.}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|en|frm|lame}}, from {{der|en|la|lāmina}}. {{doublet|en|lamina}}.

====Noun====
[[File:Bread lame.jpg|thumb|A bread lame]]
{{en-noun}}

# A thin layer or [[plate]] of material, as in certain kinds of [[armor]].
#: {{syn|en|lamella<qq:sometimes diminutive>|lamina<qq:sometimes synonymous>}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2013|author=Paul F Walker|title=History of Armour 1100-1700|publisher=Crowood|isbn=9781847975157
|passage=This rim involved a raised rolled edge on the rerebrace that was inserted into a raised lip on the lower '''lame''' of the pauldron. This lip allows the arm to rotate without the need for leather straps and can be clearly seen carved on to the effigy {{...}}}}
#* {{quote-book
|en
|year=2015
|author=Anne Curry; Malcolm Mercer
|title=The Battle of Agincourt
|publisher=Yale University Press
|isbn=9780300214307
|page=120
|passage=These pauldrons are generally asymmetrical with the left pauldron wider than the right, which is cut away for the passage of the lance. It would be attached to the  shoulder by points through a restored leather tab on the top '''lame''' at the apex {{...}}}}
# {{lb|en|in the plural}} A set of joined overlapping metal plates.
# A [[kitchen]] tool for [[scoring]] bread dough before [[baking]].

=====Related terms=====
{{col-auto|en
|lamé
|lamellar<pos:adj>
|lamellate<pos:adj>
|lamellation
|lamination
}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|tool for scoring bread}}
* French: {{t|fr|[[lame]] de [[boulanger]]|f}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|[[cuchilla]] de [[panadero]]}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===References===
<references/>

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aelm|Elma|mela|mela-|amel|-meal|meal|alme|Lema|male-|Male|male|leam|Leam|Elam|Malé|lema}}

{{C|en|Disability}}

==Esperanto==

===Adverb===
{{eo-head}}

# [[lamely]]

==Estonian==

===Etymology===
From {{suffix|et|lamama|e}}.

===Adjective===
{{et-adj|lameda|lamedat}}

# [[flat]]

====Declension====
{{et-decl-õpik|lame|da}}

==French==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|fr|la|lāmina}}, through the accusative {{m|la|lāminam}}. {{doublet|fr|lamine}}, a borrowing.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-lame-ca-Montréal.ogg|a=Quebec,Montreal}}
* {{rhymes|fr|am|s=1}}
* {{homophones|fr|lames}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|f}}

# [[lamina]]
# [[blade]]
# [[wave]]
# [[tarot]] [[card]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|fr|lamé|g=m}}
* {{l|fr|lamer}}
* {{l|fr|lamellaire}}
* {{l|fr|lamelle}}
* {{l|fr|laminer}}
* {{l|fr|lamineur|g=m}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ca|llama|bor=1}}
* {{desc|it|lama|bor=1}}
* {{desc|fa|لام|tr=lâm|t=[[microscope slide]]|bor=1}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|mâle}}, {{l|fr|mêla}}

{{C|fr|Swords}}

==Friulian==

===Etymology===
Ultimately from {{der|fur|la|lāmina}}. Compare {{cog|rm|loma}}, {{m|rm|lama}}, {{cog|fr|lame}}, {{cog|it,vec|lama}}.

===Noun===
{{fur-noun|f|pl=lamis}}

# [[blade]]

==German==

===Etymology===
From the English adjective {{m|en|lame}}.

===Adjective===
{{de-adj}}

# {{lb|de|slang}} [[boring]]; unimpressive
# {{lb|de|slang}} [[unskilled]]; useless
#: {{ux|de|Ich wollte nicht sagen, dass das, was die machen, total '''lame''' ist.|I didn’t want to say that what they are doing is totally '''lame'''.}}

====Declension====
{{de-adecl}}

==Italian==

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|làme}}

===Noun===
{{head|it|noun form|g=f}}

# {{plural of|it|lama}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=aelm|alme|male|mela}}

==Mauritian Creole==

===Etymology===
From {{der|mfe|fr|main}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|mfe|[lame]}}

===Noun===
{{head|mfe|noun}}

# [[hand]]

{{topics|mfe|Anatomy}}

==Middle English==

===Verb===
{{head|enm|verb}}

# To [[shine]].
#: {{rfquotek|enm|Piers Plowman}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Etymology 1===

====Adjective====
{{head|nn|adjective form}}

# {{nn-fcon|2012}} {{infl of|nn|lam||def|s}}
# {{nn-fcon|2012}} {{infl of|nn|lam||p}}

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{nn-noun-irreg|m|lameen|lamear|lameane}}

# {{alt sp|nocap=1|nn|lamé}}

==Old English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ang-IPA|lāme}}

===Noun===
{{head|ang|noun form|head=lāme}}

# {{infl of|ang|lām||dat|sg}}

==Old French==

===Noun===
{{fro-noun|f}}

# [[blade]] {{gloss|of a weapon}}

==Romanian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|[ˈlame]}}

===Noun===
{{head|ro|noun form|g=f}}

# {{noun form of|ro|lamă||indef|pl|;|indef|gen//dat|s}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Verb===
{{head|es|verb form}}

# {{es-verb form of|lamer}}

==Swedish==

===Adjective===
{{head|sv|adjective form}}

# {{adj form of|sv|lam||def|natm|s}}