Ramme

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German ramme, from Old High German ramma (“battering ram”), from rammo (“ram, male sheep”) (whence now obsolete Ramm) from the similar shape of a ram's head. See also Rammbock and Rammel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁamə/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Ramme f (genitive Ramme, plural Rammen)

  1. ram, battering ram
  2. pile driver

Declension

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Derived terms

  • rammen (“to ram”)
  • rammeln (“to shake, to jolt; to scuffle, to tussle; to copulate”)

References

  • “Ramme” in Duden online
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