See also: omme and ömme

German

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔmə/
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Noun

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Omme f (genitive Omme, plural Ommen)

  1. (colloquial) head

Declension

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Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian omma, from Proto-West Germanic *anadō. Cognates include West Frisian amme and Icelandic andi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Omme f (uncountable)

  1. breath

References

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  • Piet Kramer (1961) “Omme”, in Seelter Woudebouk (Paat Seeltersk-Düütsk)[1], Leeuwarden
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Omme”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN