No. 5,159 in Swedish

dam

"Dam" in Swedish means "lady" or "pond/reservoir" depending on context.

In a sentence

En dam gick förbi caféet.
A lady walked past the café.
The word 'dam' here is used to refer to a polite term for a woman or lady.
Bollen hamnade i en gammal dam.
The ball ended up in an old pond.
The term 'dam' in this sentence refers to a pond or a body of still water.
Den här lilla dammen är perfekt för fiske.
This small pond is perfect for fishing.
Here, the diminutive form 'dammen' is derived from 'dam', referring specifically to a small pond or reservoir, indicating size.

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