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umme

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German umbe-hin, umbehin, equivalent to um + hi. Cognate with German umhin.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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umme

  1. (East Central Bavarian) across, over (direction away from the speaker)

Usage notes

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Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German umbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-Germanic *umbi. Cognate with German um, Dutch om, English umb, Icelandic um.

Adverb

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umme (Sette Comuni)

  1. close to, near
  2. around
    khèeran ummeto turn around

Derived terms

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References

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  • “umme” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Sumerian

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Romanization

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umme

  1. Romanization of 𒌝𒈨 (umme)