Wamme
See also: wamme
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wambe, from Old High German wamba, from Proto-Germanic *wambō. Wamme shows the normal standard German development -mb- → -mm-, whereas the variant Wampe has an Upper German consonantism. The two are now usually distinguished semantically, Wamme referring to animals, Wampe to people in colloquial use.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvamə/
Noun
Wamme f (genitive Wamme, plural Wammen)
- dewlap (hanging skin on certain animals, such as cattle)
- (less common) Alternative form of Wampe (“potbelly”)
Declension
Declension of Wamme
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Wamme | die | Wammen |
| genitive | einer | der | Wamme | der | Wammen |
| dative | einer | der | Wamme | den | Wammen |
| accusative | eine | die | Wamme | die | Wammen |
Further reading
- Wamme in Duden online
- “Wamme” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Wamme” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wamme” in canoo.net
- “Wamme” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon