hramsa

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hramusô (“onion, leek”), from Proto-Indo-European *kermus-, *kremus- (“onion”). Akin to Old High German ramese (German Rams), Old Irish crem (“wild garlic”), Ancient Greek κρόμυον (krómuon, “onion”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɑmzɑ/

Noun

hramsa m

onion
garlic, ramsons, wild garlic, Allium ursinum

Declension

Declension of hramsa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hramsa	hramsan
accusative	hramsan	hramsan
genitive	hramsan	hramsena
dative	hramsan	hramsum

Descendants

English: ramps, ramsons

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