æmete

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæː.me.te/

Noun

ǣmete f

  1. ant

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative ǣmete ǣmetan
accusative ǣmetan ǣmetan
genitive ǣmetan ǣmetena
dative ǣmetan ǣmetum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: ampte, amte, emete, amete, emotte, emot, ante, empt, empte, amote
    • English: ant, emmet
    • Scots: emmot, emott, imat
    • ⇒ Yola: emothee
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