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German
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
Omme f (genitive Omme, plural Ommen)
- (colloquial) head
Declension
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian omma, from Proto-West Germanic *anadō. Cognates include West Frisian amme and Icelandic andi.
Pronunciation
Noun
Omme f (uncountable)
- breath
References
- Piet Kramer (1961) “Omme”, in Seelter Woudebouk (Paat Seeltersk-Düütsk), Leeuwarden
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “Omme”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN