Amish

See also: amish

English

Etymology

From Pennsylvania German Amisch or German Amische, after the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730). The surname is a contraction of Old High German ambahtman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.mɪʃ/, /ˈæ.mɪʃ/, /ˈeɪ.mɪʃ/

Proper noun

Amish

1. A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana.

Translations

a strict Anabaptist sect

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: amiŝoj
• Finnish: amissit
• French: Amish (fr)
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• German: (adjective-derived noun) Amische (de) m pl
• Irish: Amanaigh m pl
• Polish: amisz (pl) m, amiszka f
• Portuguese: amish m pl
• Swedish: amishfolket n

Adjective

Amish (not comparable)

1. Relating to this sect.

Translations

relating to the Amish sect

• Esperanto: amiŝa
• Finnish: amissi- (fi)
• German: amisch (de)
• Irish: Amanach
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• Portuguese: amish
• Spanish: amish

Related terms

• Amishness

Anagrams

• 'ismah, Isham, Masih, Misha, Shima