Wamme

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) dewlap (hanging skin on certain animals, such as cattle)
2. (alt-of, alternative, feminine, uncommon) alternative form of Wampe (“potbelly”)

Sinonieme

Bauch

Bierbauch

Pansen

Wanst

Wampe

Vertalings

papada

dewlap

belly

stomach

bedaine

panse

pancia

buzzo

giogaia

gozzo

pancione

rumine

doppio mento

panza

alvus

Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

lämpe

Kanton Basel-Land

wampe

Kanton Basel-Land

wämpe

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvamə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: wambe

Geërf van Old High German: wamba

In summary

From Middle High German wambe, from Old High German wamba, from Proto-Germanic *wambō. Cognate with English womb.
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.