"amme" meaning in Danish

See amme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Low German amme; essentially the same word as Old Norse amma (“grandmother”). Verb derived from noun. Etymology templates: {{der|da|nds|amme}} Low German amme, {{cog|non|amma||grandmother}} Old Norse amma (“grandmother”) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|ammen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|ammer||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} amme c (singular definite ammen, plural indefinite ammer), {{da-noun|n|r}} amme c (singular definite ammen, plural indefinite ammer) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|n|r}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=ammernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=ammers|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=ammens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=ammes|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=ammerne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=ammer|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=ammen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=amme}} Forms: ammen [definite, singular], ammer [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], amme [indefinite, nominative, singular], ammen [definite, nominative, singular], ammer [indefinite, nominative, plural], ammerne [definite, nominative, plural], ammes [genitive, indefinite, singular], ammens [definite, genitive, singular], ammers [genitive, indefinite, plural], ammernes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (historical) a wet nurse Tags: common-gender, historical
    Sense id: en-amme-da-noun-ekix13WV Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 62 23 14

Verb

Forms: am [imperative], at amme [infinitive], ammer [present], ammede [past], har ammet [perfect]
Etymology: From Low German amme; essentially the same word as Old Norse amma (“grandmother”). Verb derived from noun. Etymology templates: {{der|da|nds|amme}} Low German amme, {{cog|non|amma||grandmother}} Old Norse amma (“grandmother”) Head templates: {{head|da|verbs|imperative|am|infinitive|at amme|present tense|ammer|past tense|ammede|perfect tense|har ammet|f1accel-form=imp|f1request=1|f3accel-form=pres|f3request=1|f4accel-form=past|f4request=1|f5accel-form=past|part|f5request=1|head=}} amme (imperative am, infinitive at amme, present tense ammer, past tense ammede, perfect tense har ammet), {{da-verb|am|amme|ammer|ammede|har|ammet}} amme (imperative am, infinitive at amme, present tense ammer, past tense ammede, perfect tense har ammet)
  1. to breastfeed Synonyms: brystføde
    Sense id: en-amme-da-verb-mzIHyPb5
  2. (considered incorrect) to suckle (from the mother's breast) Synonyms: die
    Sense id: en-amme-da-verb-Pfa7MhMt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amning 
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