ammer
English
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle English *ambre, from Old English amore. Alternatively, it may be a clipping of yellowhammer or earlier yelambre. Favored over *hammer due to the influence of its German cognate and synonym Ammer (“bunting”) and its predecessors, Middle High German amer and Old High German amaro.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæ.mə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæ.mɚ/
Noun
editammer (plural ammers)
- The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.
- Synonym: yellow-ammer
Further reading
edit- “ammer” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Norwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editammer m or f
- indefinite plural of amme
Verb
editammer
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editammer f
- indefinite plural of amme
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