Amme

See also: amme, ammé, and ammë

German

Etymology

  • From Middle High German amme, from Old High German amma, from Proto-West Germanic *ammā, from Proto-Germanic *ammǭ (“mother”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈa.mə/
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    Noun

    Amme f (genitive Amme, plural Ammen)

    1. wet nurse
    2. (archaic or regional]]) nanny, grandmother, mother

    Declension

    Declension of Amme [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Amme die Ammen
    genitive einer der Amme der Ammen
    dative einer der Amme den Ammen
    accusative eine die Amme die Ammen

    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

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