ampte

Afrikaans edit

Noun edit

ampte

plural of amp

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

amte, emete, amete, emotte, emot, ante, empt, empte, amote

Etymology edit

From Old English ǣmete, from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈampt(ə)/, /ˈɛmpt(ə)/, /ˈant(ə)/, /ˈam(ə)t(ə)/, /ˈɛm(ə)t(ə)/

Noun edit

ampte (plural ampten or amptes)

An ant; a formicid.
(rare) A mantid.

Descendants edit

English: ant, emmet
Scots: emmot, emott, imat
⇒ Yola: emothee

References edit

“ampte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-22.

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