umme

Bavarian edit

Alternative forms edit

ummi

Etymology edit

From Middle High German umbe-hin, umbehin, equivalent to um + hi. Cognate with German umhin.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈumɛ/

Adverb edit

umme

(East Central Bavarian) across, over (direction away from the speaker)

Usage notes edit

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

Related terms edit

umma

Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German umbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-Germanic *umbi. Cognate with German um, Dutch om, English umb, Icelandic um.

Adverb edit

umme (Sette Comuni)

close to, near
around
khèeran umme ― to turn around

Derived terms edit

References edit

“umme” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Sumerian edit

Romanization edit

umme

Romanization of 𒌝𒈨 (umme)