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English
Etymology 1
From German Ems, from the Roman name, Latin Amisia.
Proper noun
Ems
- A river in northwestern Germany.
Etymology 2
From the clipping of Emma or Emily + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
Proper noun
Ems
- A diminutive of the female given names Emma or Emily.
Etymology 3
Noun
Ems
- Alternative letter-case form of ems
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛms/
- Hyphenation: Ems
Etymology 1
From Old Saxon Emisa, from the Roman name, Latin Amisia. The river in North West Germany was mentioned by Tacitus, Pliny and others.
Proper noun
die Ems f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Ems)
- a river in northwestern Germany.
Etymology 2
From the older form Embs. The spa town on the river Lahn was first mentioned in 880.
Proper noun
Ems n (proper noun, genitive Ems' or (with an article) Ems)
- Former name of Bad Ems