æmete

Old English

Alternative forms

• ǣmette, ǣmytte

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæː.me.te/

Noun

ǣmete f

1. ant

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	ǣmete	ǣmetan
accusative	ǣmetan	ǣmetan
genitive	ǣmetan	ǣmetena
dative	ǣmetan	ǣmetum

Derived terms

• ǣmethyll

Descendants

• Middle English: ampte, amte, emete, amete, emotte, emot, ante, empt, empte, amote
  • English: ant, emmet
  • Scots: emmot, emott, imat
  • ⇒ Yola: emothee