ampte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• amte, emete, amete, emotte, emot, ante, empt, empte, amote

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ǣmette, from Proto-Germanic *ēmaitijǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈampt(ə)/, /ˈɛmpt(ə)/, /ˈant(ə)/, /ˈam(ə)t(ə)/, /ˈɛm(ə)t(ə)/

Noun

ampte (plural ampten or amptes)

1. An ant; a formicid.
2. (rare) A mantid.

Descendants

• English: ant, emmet
• Scots: emmot, emott, imat

References

• “ampte (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-22.