See also: Amt, AMT, amt., and åmt

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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amt (plural amts)

  1. Abbreviation of amount.

Etymology 2

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From Danish amt.

Noun

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amt (plural amts)

  1. (historical) A county in Denmark.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German ambt, ambt, ambacht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją, cognate with German Amt (office), Old Norse embætti. Doublet of embede (see more there).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /amˀt/, [ˈɑmˀd̥]

Noun

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amt n (singular definite amtet, plural indefinite amter)

  1. county (a first-level country division in Denmark from 1662–2007)

Declension

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Declension of amt
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative amt amtet amter amterne
genitive amts amtets amters amternes

Derived terms

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See also

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Vilamovian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old High German ambaht.

Noun

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amt n

  1. office