Wamme

See also: wamme

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wambe, from Old High German wamba, from Proto-Germanic *wambō. Wamme shows the normal standard German development -mb- → -mm-, whereas the variant Wampe has an Upper German consonantism. The two are now usually distinguished semantically, Wamme referring to animals, Wampe to people in colloquial use.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvamə/

Noun

Wamme f (genitive Wamme, plural Wammen)

1. dewlap (hanging skin on certain animals, such as cattle)
2. (less common) Alternative form of Wampe (“potbelly”)

Further reading

• “Wamme” in Duden online
• “Wamme” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Wamme” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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• “Wamme” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon