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Ammer.

bunting (Emberiza) (type of songbird)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈamɐ/
  1. bunting (Emberiza) (type of songbird)

    feminine · masculine · mixed
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German amer, from Old High German amaro, clipped from an assumed compound *amarofogal, from Old High German amar (“spelt, emmer”) for its preferred food. See Emmer.

noun/ˈamɐ/
  1. ember

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old High German eimurrā, eimuriā.

name/ˈamɐ/
  1. a left tributary of the Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    definite · proper-noun · usually
  2. a left tributary of the Isar in southern Bavaria, Germany, called the Amper below the Ammersee

    definite · proper-noun · usually
noun/ˈamɐ/
  1. emmer (type of wheat)

    masculine · no-plural · obsolete · strong
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old High German amar.

name/ˈamɐ/
  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
noun/ˈamɐ/
  1. sour cherry

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin amārus (“sour”).

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