Amboss

1. (masculine, strong) anvil (block used in blacksmithing)
2. (masculine, strong) anvil (bone in inner ear)

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

bschlaagstogg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈambɔs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: anbōz

Inherited from Old High German: anabōz

Cognate with Plautdietsch: Aumbolt

In summary

From Middle High German anbōz, anebōz, from Old High German anabōz (“anvil”) (see also anabolz (“anvil”), anabelzi (“anvil”), which are cognate to Plautdietsch Aumbolt (“anvil”)). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bautaną.

Concepts

anvil

incus

Synonyms

Mutterstück

Translations

enclume

yunque

incudine

enclusa

kowadło

bigorna

aambeeld

örs

αμόνι

aanbeeld

kowadełko

سندان

incus

incūs

enclutge