Amme

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See also: amme, ammé, and ammë

German

Etymology

From Middle High German amme, from Old High German amma, from Proto-West Germanic *ammā, from Proto-Germanic *ammǭ (“mother”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.mə/
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Noun

Amme f (genitive Amme, plural Ammen)

  1. wet nurse
  2. (archaic or regional) nanny, grandmother, mother

Declension

Declension of Amme
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Amme die Ammen
genitive einer der Amme der Ammen
dative einer der Amme den Ammen
accusative eine die Amme die Ammen

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Further reading

  • “Amme” in Duden online
  • “Amme” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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