amme

See also: Amme, ammé, ammë, and ammə

Danish

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amme

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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)

1. (historical) a wet nurse

Declension

Declension of amme

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	amme	ammen	ammer	ammerne
genitive	ammes	ammens	ammers	ammernes

Verb

amme (imperative am, infinitive at amme, present tense ammer, past tense ammede, perfect tense har ammet)

1. to breastfeed

   Synonym: brystføde

2. (considered incorrect) to suckle (from the mother's breast)

   Synonym: die

Derived terms

• amning

References

• “amme” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ammëh, derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ama- (compare Erzya амолямс (amoľams), Eastern Mansi [script needed] (ūmp)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmːeˣ/, [ˈɑ̝mːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑmːe
• Hyphenation^(key): am‧me

Noun

amme

1. bathtub, tub (large container for holding water in which a person may bathe)

   Synonyms: kylpyamme, vanna

Declension

Inflection of amme (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		amme	ammeet
genitive		ammeen	ammeiden ammeitten
partitive		ammetta	ammeita
illative		ammeeseen	ammeisiin ammeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		amme	ammeet
accusative	nom.	amme	ammeet
	gen.	ammeen
genitive		ammeen	ammeiden ammeitten
partitive		ammetta	ammeita
inessive		ammeessa	ammeissa
elative		ammeesta	ammeista
illative		ammeeseen	ammeisiin ammeihin
adessive		ammeella	ammeilla
ablative		ammeelta	ammeilta
allative		ammeelle	ammeille
essive		ammeena	ammeina
translative		ammeeksi	ammeiksi
abessive		ammeetta	ammeitta
instructive		—	ammein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of amme (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ammeeni ammeeni accusative nom. ammeeni ammeeni gen. ammeeni genitive ammeeni ammeideni ammeitteni partitive ammettani ammeitani inessive ammeessani ammeissani elative ammeestani ammeistani illative ammeeseeni ammeisiini ammeihini adessive ammeellani ammeillani ablative ammeeltani ammeiltani allative ammeelleni ammeilleni essive ammeenani ammeinani translative ammeekseni ammeikseni abessive ammeettani ammeittani instructive — — comitative — ammeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ammeesi ammeesi accusative nom. ammeesi ammeesi gen. ammeesi genitive ammeesi ammeidesi ammeittesi partitive ammettasi ammeitasi inessive ammeessasi ammeissasi elative ammeestasi ammeistasi illative ammeeseesi ammeisiisi ammeihisi adessive ammeellasi ammeillasi ablative ammeeltasi ammeiltasi allative ammeellesi ammeillesi essive ammeenasi ammeinasi translative ammeeksesi ammeiksesi abessive ammeettasi ammeittasi instructive — — comitative — ammeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ammeemme ammeemme accusative nom. ammeemme ammeemme gen. ammeemme genitive ammeemme ammeidemme ammeittemme partitive ammettamme ammeitamme inessive ammeessamme ammeissamme elative ammeestamme ammeistamme illative ammeeseemme ammeisiimme ammeihimme adessive ammeellamme ammeillamme ablative ammeeltamme ammeiltamme allative ammeellemme ammeillemme essive ammeenamme ammeinamme translative ammeeksemme ammeiksemme abessive ammeettamme ammeittamme instructive — — comitative — ammeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ammeenne ammeenne accusative nom. ammeenne ammeenne gen. ammeenne genitive ammeenne ammeidenne ammeittenne partitive ammettanne ammeitanne inessive ammeessanne ammeissanne elative ammeestanne ammeistanne illative ammeeseenne ammeisiinne ammeihinne adessive ammeellanne ammeillanne ablative ammeeltanne ammeiltanne allative ammeellenne ammeillenne essive ammeenanne ammeinanne translative ammeeksenne ammeiksenne abessive ammeettanne ammeittanne instructive — — comitative — ammeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ammeensa ammeensa accusative nom. ammeensa ammeensa gen. ammeensa genitive ammeensa ammeidensa ammeittensa partitive ammettaan ammettansa ammeitaan ammeitansa inessive ammeessaan ammeessansa ammeissaan ammeissansa elative ammeestaan ammeestansa ammeistaan ammeistansa illative ammeeseensa ammeisiinsa ammeihinsa adessive ammeellaan ammeellansa ammeillaan ammeillansa ablative ammeeltaan ammeeltansa ammeiltaan ammeiltansa allative ammeelleen ammeellensa ammeilleen ammeillensa essive ammeenaan ammeenansa ammeinaan ammeinansa translative ammeekseen ammeeksensa ammeikseen ammeiksensa abessive ammeettaan ammeettansa ammeittaan ammeittansa instructive — — comitative — ammeineen ammeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• ammehoito
• ammekylpy
• ammekäyrä
• ammematto
• istuma-amme
• kylpyamme
• pesuamme
• poreamme

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

Anagrams

• Emma

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

amme

Wikipedia ^no

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)

1. a wet nurse

Verb

amme (imperative am, present tense ammer, passive ammes, simple past and past participle amma or ammet, present participle ammende)

1. to breastfeed

Derived terms

• amming

References

• “amme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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)

1. a wet nurse

Verb

amme (present tense ammar, past tense amma, past participle amma, passive infinitive ammast, present participle ammande, imperative am)

1. to breastfeed

Derived terms

• amming

References

• “amme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.