Omme

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See also: omme and ömme

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔmə/
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Noun

Omme f (genitive Omme, plural Ommen)

  1. (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)

  1. 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