Gämse
German
Alternative forms
- Gams (Bavarian)
- Gemse
Etymology
From earlier Gemse, from Middle High German gemeze, from Old High German gamiza (13th c.), from Late Latin camōx (5th c.), from Gaulish camox, probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ancient Ligurian), possibly Proto-Indo-European *kem (“without horns”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɛmzə/
Audio (file)
Noun
Gämse f (genitive Gämse, plural Gämsen)
- chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
Declension
Declension of Gämse
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Gämse | die | Gämsen |
| genitive | einer | der | Gämse | der | Gämsen |
| dative | einer | der | Gämse | den | Gämsen |
| accusative | eine | die | Gämse | die | Gämsen |
Further reading
- Gämse in Duden online
References
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN