Wamme
See also: wamme
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
Wamme f (genitive Wamme, plural Wammen)
- dewlap (hanging skin on certain animals, such as cattle)
- (less common) Alternative form of Wampe (“potbelly”)
Declension edit
Declension of Wamme [feminine]
Further reading edit
- “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 Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon