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amme
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Danish
Etymology
From Low German amme; essentially the same word as Old Norse amma (“grandmother”). Verb derived from noun.
Noun
amme c (singular definite ammen, plural indefinite ammer)
- (historical) a wet nurse
Declension
Verb
amme (imperative am, infinitive at amme, present tense ammer, past tense ammede, perfect tense har ammet)
- to breastfeed
- Synonym: brystføde
- (considered incorrect) to suckle (from the mother's breast)
- Synonym: die
Derived terms
References
- “amme” in Den Danske Ordbog
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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ammëh, derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ama- (compare Erzya амолямс (amoľams), Eastern Mansi [script needed] (ūmp)).
Pronunciation
Noun
amme
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “amme”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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Italian
Etymology
Univerbation of a (“to”) + me (“me”)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
amme
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Low German amme; compare with German Amme (“wet nurse”). Verb derived from noun.
Noun
amme f or m (definite singular amma or ammen, indefinite plural ammer, definite plural ammene)
Verb
amme (imperative am, present tense ammer, passive ammes, simple past and past participle amma or ammet, present participle ammende)
- to breastfeed
Derived terms
References
- “amme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- amma (of verb)
Etymology
From Low German amme; compare with German Amme (“wet nurse”). Verb derived from noun.
Noun
amme f (definite singular amma, indefinite plural ammer, definite plural ammene)
Verb
amme (present tense ammar, past tense amma, past participle amma, passive infinitive ammast, present participle ammande, imperative am)
- to breastfeed
Derived terms
References
- “amme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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