æmette

Old English

Alternative forms

• ǣmete, ǣmytte

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēmaitijǭ. Cognate with Old High German āmeiza (German Ameise), Middle Dutch āmete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæː.met.te/

Noun

ǣmette f

1. ant

Declension

Declension of æmette (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ǣmette	ǣmettan
accusative	ǣmettan	ǣmettan
genitive	ǣmettan	ǣmettena
dative	ǣmettan	ǣmettum

Derived terms

• ǣmethyll

Descendants

• Middle English: ampte, amte, emete, amete, emotte, emot, ante, empt, empte, amote
  • English: ant, emmet
  • Scots: emmot, emott, imat
  • ⇒ Yola: emothee