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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German umbe-hin, umbehin, equivalent to um + hi. Cognate with German umhin.
Pronunciation
Adverb
umme
- (East Central Bavarian) across, over (direction away from the speaker)
Usage notes
Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German umbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-Germanic *umbi. Cognate with German um, Dutch om, English umb, Icelandic um.
Adverb
umme (Sette Comuni)
- close to, near
- around
- khèeran umme ― to turn around
Derived terms
References
- “umme” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Sumerian
Romanization
umme
- Romanization of 𒌝𒈨 (umme)