"Ems" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From German Ems, from the Roman name, Latin Amisia. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Ems}} German Ems, {{der|en|la|Amisia}} Latin Amisia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ems
  1. A river in northwestern Germany. Categories (place): Places in Germany, Rivers in Germany Related terms: Bad Ems, Emsian, Emsland
    Sense id: en-Ems-en-name-ALukGPaE Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 31 15 12 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From the clipping of Emma or Emily + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Emma|nocap=y|nocat=y}} clipping of Emma, {{af|en|-s|id1=hypocoristic|pos1=hypocoristic suffix}} -s (hypocoristic suffix) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ems
  1. A diminutive of the female given names Emma or Emily. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Ems-en-name-68oF-Mbc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, English terms suffixed with -s (hypocoristic) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 47 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 35 11 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 31 15 12 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} Ems
  1. Alternative letter-case form of ems Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: ems
    Sense id: en-Ems-en-noun-AfWEJfZR Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 31 15 12 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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