Seejomes

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Seechomes (superseded spelling)

Etymology

From an underlying Middle High German *seichāmeize (literally “piss-ant”), referring to the formic acid, from seich (“urine”) + āmeize (“ant”). Compare for the former word Dutch zeiken, for the latter German Ameise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zeˈʑoːməs]

Noun

Seejomes f (plural Seejomessen)

1. ant (insect)

   Synonym: (neologism from German) Ameis

   D’Seejomesse si kräiz a quier iwwer den Dësch gelaf.

   The ants ran crisscross all over the table.