emt

See also: EMT

Dutch

Etymology

Cognate with English ant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛmt/
• Hyphenation: emt
• Rhymes: -ɛmt

Noun

emt f (plural emten, diminutive emtje n)

1. (dialectal) ant

   Synonym: mier

Finnish

Phrase

emt

1. (Internet slang) abbreviation of en minä tiedä (“I don't know”)

Anagrams

• met

Sudovian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *émtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to take”). Cognate with Latvian jem̃t, Latgalian jemt, further Old Prussian īmt, Lithuanian im̃ti.

Verb

emt

1. to take
   • 1985 [1984], Pogańske gwary z Narewu [Pagan dialects from Narew], sourced from copy by V. Zinow, line 108:

     brać ‒ emt

     to take