umbi

See also: umbi-

English

Noun

umbi

1. (medicine, colloquial) Short for umbilicus.

Adjective

umbi (not comparable)

1. (medicine, colloquial) Short for umbilical.

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• umpi

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *umbi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“round about, around”); cognate with Old English ymbe (English umbe), Old Norse um.

Preposition

umbi

1. around

Descendants

• Middle High German: umbe, ump, ümbe, üm
  • Cimbrian: umme
  • German: um, (umb, üm, ümb)
  • Luxembourgish: ëm
  • Yiddish: אום (um)

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *umbi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“round about, around”); cognate with Old English ymb, ymbe, Old Norse um.

Preposition

umbi

1. around