Wamme
See also: wamme
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wambe, from Old High German wamba, from Proto-Germanic *wambō. Wamme shows the normal standard German development -mb- → -mm-, whereas the variant Wampe has an Upper German consonantism. The two are now usually distinguished semantically, Wamme referring to animals, Wampe to people in colloquial use.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvamə/
Noun
Wamme f (genitive Wamme, plural Wammen)
- dewlap (hanging skin on certain animals, such as cattle)
- (less common) Alternative form of Wampe (“potbelly”)
Declension
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