umme

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈumɛ/

Adverb

umme

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

Usage notes

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).

Cimbrian

Etymology

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

umme (Sette Comuni)

  1. close to, near
  2. around
    khèeran ummeto turn around

Derived terms

References

  • “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

Romanization

umme

  1. Romanization of 𒌝𒈨 (umme)
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