# amme
## Danish
### Etymology

From Low German amme; essentially the same word as Old Norse amma (“grandmother”). Verb derived from noun.

### Noun

amme c (singular definite ammen, plural indefinite ammer)
* (historical) a wet nurse

#### Declension
### Verb

amme (imperative am, infinitive at amme, present tense ammer, past tense ammede, perfect tense har ammet)
* to breastfeed
    Synonym: brystføde
* (considered incorrect) to suckle (from the mother's breast)
    Synonym: die

#### Derived terms

* amning

### References

* “amme” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ammëh, derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ama- (compare Erzya амолямс (amoľams), Eastern Mansi [script needed] (ūmp)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑmːeˣ/, [ˈɑ̝mːe̞(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑmːe
* Hyphenation: am‧me

### Noun

amme
* bathtub, tub (large container for holding water in which a person may bathe)
    Synonyms: kylpyamme, vanna

#### Declension

Possessive forms of amme (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ammeeni
ammeeni
accusative
nom.
ammeeni
ammeeni
gen.
ammeeni
genitive
ammeeni
ammeideni ammeitteni
partitive
ammettani
ammeitani
inessive
ammeessani
ammeissani
elative
ammeestani
ammeistani
illative
ammeeseeni
ammeisiini ammeihini
adessive
ammeellani
ammeillani
ablative
ammeeltani
ammeiltani
allative
ammeelleni
ammeilleni
essive
ammeenani
ammeinani
translative
ammeekseni
ammeikseni
abessive
ammeettani
ammeittani
instructive
comitative
—ammeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ammeesi
ammeesi
accusative
nom.
ammeesi
ammeesi
gen.
ammeesi
genitive
ammeesi
ammeidesi ammeittesi
partitive
ammettasi
ammeitasi
inessive
ammeessasi
ammeissasi
elative
ammeestasi
ammeistasi
illative
ammeeseesi
ammeisiisi ammeihisi
adessive
ammeellasi
ammeillasi
ablative
ammeeltasi
ammeiltasi
allative
ammeellesi
ammeillesi
essive
ammeenasi
ammeinasi
translative
ammeeksesi
ammeiksesi
abessive
ammeettasi
ammeittasi
instructive
comitative
—ammeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ammeemme
ammeemme
accusative
nom.
ammeemme
ammeemme
gen.
ammeemme
genitive
ammeemme
ammeidemme ammeittemme
partitive
ammettamme
ammeitamme
inessive
ammeessamme
ammeissamme
elative
ammeestamme
ammeistamme
illative
ammeeseemme
ammeisiimme ammeihimme
adessive
ammeellamme
ammeillamme
ablative
ammeeltamme
ammeiltamme
allative
ammeellemme
ammeillemme
essive
ammeenamme
ammeinamme
translative
ammeeksemme
ammeiksemme
abessive
ammeettamme
ammeittamme
instructive
comitative
—ammeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ammeenne
ammeenne
accusative
nom.
ammeenne
ammeenne
gen.
ammeenne
genitive
ammeenne
ammeidenne ammeittenne
partitive
ammettanne
ammeitanne
inessive
ammeessanne
ammeissanne
elative
ammeestanne
ammeistanne
illative
ammeeseenne
ammeisiinne ammeihinne
adessive
ammeellanne
ammeillanne
ablative
ammeeltanne
ammeiltanne
allative
ammeellenne
ammeillenne
essive
ammeenanne
ammeinanne
translative
ammeeksenne
ammeiksenne
abessive
ammeettanne
ammeittanne
instructive
comitative
—ammeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ammeensa
ammeensa
accusative
nom.
ammeensa
ammeensa
gen.
ammeensa
genitive
ammeensa
ammeidensa ammeittensa
partitive
ammettaan ammettansa
ammeitaan ammeitansa
inessive
ammeessaan ammeessansa
ammeissaan ammeissansa
elative
ammeestaan ammeestansa
ammeistaan ammeistansa
illative
ammeeseensa
ammeisiinsa ammeihinsa
adessive
ammeellaan ammeellansa
ammeillaan ammeillansa
ablative
ammeeltaan ammeeltansa
ammeiltaan ammeiltansa
allative
ammeelleen ammeellensa
ammeilleen ammeillensa
essive
ammeenaan ammeenansa
ammeinaan ammeinansa
translative
ammeekseen ammeeksensa
ammeikseen ammeiksensa
abessive
ammeettaan ammeettansa
ammeittaan ammeittansa
instructive
comitative
—ammeineen ammeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* ammehoito
* ammekylpy
* ammekäyrä
* ammematto
* istuma-amme
* kylpyamme
* pesuamme
* poreamme

### Further reading

* “amme”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* Emma

## Italian
### Pronunciation

(Rome) IPA: /ämˈme/

### Etymology

Univerbation of a (“to”) +‎ me (“me”)

### Pronoun

amme
* (chiefly Rome) dative singular of io

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Low German amme; compare with German Amme (“wet nurse”). Verb derived from noun.

### Noun

amme f or m (definite singular amma or ammen, indefinite plural ammer, definite plural ammene)
* a wet nurse

### Verb

amme (imperative am, present tense ammer, passive ammes, simple past and past participle amma or ammet, present participle ammende)
* to breastfeed

#### Derived terms

* amming

### References

* “amme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* amma (of verb)

### Etymology

From Low German amme; compare with German Amme (“wet nurse”). Verb derived from noun.

### Noun

amme f (definite singular amma, indefinite plural ammer, definite plural ammene)
* a wet nurse

### Verb

amme (present tense ammar, past tense amma, past participle amma, passive infinitive ammast, present participle ammande, imperative am)
* to breastfeed

#### Derived terms

* amming

### References

* “amme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.