Memme

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German memme.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Mem‧me
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Noun

Memme f (genitive Memme, plural Memmen)

  1. breast
  2. (derogatory) sissy, coward
    • 1800, August Wilhelm Schlegel, transl., König Heinrich der Vierte, Erster Teil‎, translation of Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare, :
      Hol' die Pest alle feigen Memmen, und das Wetter obendrein! Ja und Amen! – Gib mir ein Glas Sekt, Junge!
      A plague of all cowards, I say, and a vengeance too, marry and amen! Give me a cup of sack, boy.

Declension

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

Further reading

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