Emse

See also: emse

German

Etymology

Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā (“ant”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛmzə/
Rhymes: -ɛmzə

Noun

Emse f (genitive Emse, plural Emsen)

(obsolete) ant
Synonym: Ameise

Declension

Declension of Emse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Emse	die	Emsen
genitive	einer	der	Emse	der	Emsen
dative	einer	der	Emse	den	Emsen
accusative	eine	die	Emse	die	Emsen

Further reading

“Emse” in Duden online
“Emse” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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