Emmer

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Emmer (disambiguation)

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• As a German surname, from the noun Emmer (“grain”).
• Also as a German surname, from the adjective eben (“smooth, even”) + the suffix -er.
• As a Dutch surname, from the personal name Emmert, from the old Germanic name Emhard, see Emmert. Or, from the name Egmar, from *aggju (“sharp point of a sword”) + *mārī (“famous”).
• Also as a Dutch surname, from the noun emmer (“bucket”).

Emmer (plural Emmers)

1. A surname

From Middle High German emeri, from Old High German amari, derivative of amar(o), which in turn gave rise to the obsolescent synonym Amelkorn (“amelcorn”). Further etymology unknown, but perhaps from Latin amylum (“gruel, starch”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛmɐ/
• Rhymes: -ɛmɐ

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Emmer m (strong, genitive Emmers, no plural)

1. emmer (a particular species of wheat, Triticum dicoccon)

   Synonym: Zweikorn

• Emmer (Getreide) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Emmer” in Duden online