emmer

See also: Emmer and ëmmer

English

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Etymology

First used in 1908; from German Emmer, from Middle High German emeri, from Old High German amari, derivative of amar(o), which in turn gave rise to the obsolescent German synonym Amelkorn ‎(“amelcorn”). Further etymology unknown.

Noun

emmer ‎(countable and uncountable, plural emmers)

1. A species of wheat, Triticum dicoccum.

Synonyms

• (species of wheat) farro, hulled wheat, Triticum turgidum, Triticum turgidum dicoccon

Translations

Triticum dicoccum

• Asturian: escanda f
• Bulgarian: двузърнест лимец m ‎(dvuzǎrnest limec)
• Danish: emmer (da)
• Dutch: emmertarwe (nl)
• French: amidonnier (fr) m
• Georgian: ასლი (ka) ‎(asli)

• German: Emmer (de)
• Italian: farro (it) m
• Latin: far, alica f
• Polish: pszenica płaskurka f
• Portuguese: farro (pt) m
• Russian: э́ммер (ru) m ‎(émmer), пшени́ца двузерня́нка f ‎(pšeníca dvuzernjánka)
• Spanish: farro m

See also

• spelt

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Dutch

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emmer

Pronunciation

• emmer

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• IPA^(key): [ˈɛ.mər]

Etymology

Related to Middle High German eim(b)er ‎(“a bucket”), Middle English ambre ‎(“a bucket”), Old High German einber ‎(“a bucket”), Old English amber ‎(“a bucket”), probably from Latin amphora. Cognate with German Eimer ‎(“a bucket”), Low German Ammel ‎(“a bucket”), Luxembourgish Eemer ‎(“a bucket”), Norwegian ambar ‎(“a bucket”), Swedish ämbar ‎(“a bucket”), West Frisian amer ‎(“a bucket”).

Noun

emmer m ‎(plural emmers, diminutive emmertje n)

1. bucket (container)

Verb

emmer

1. first-person singular present indicative of emmeren
2. imperative of emmeren

Anagrams

• remme