Ameise

1. (feminine) ant
2. (feminine) electric pallet jack, electric pallet truck, electric pallet truck

Dialects

Aargau

ambeissi

Aargau

ombeissi

Aargau

umpeissi

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

äbese

Basel-Landschaft

aamaise

Basel-Landschaft

ompeese

Basel-Landschaft

umbaise

Basel-Landschaft

umbaisse

Basel-Landschaft

umpaise

Basel-Landschaft

umpaisse

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaː.(ˌ)maɪ̯.zə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: āmeiʒe

Inherited from Old High German: āmeiʒa

In summary

*From Middle High German āmeiȥe, from Old High German āmeiȥa, from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā. Cognate with English ant, Scots emmot (“ant”), dialectal Dutch emt, empt (“ant”).
*(electric pallet jack): From the trademark "Ameise", a brand of the Jungheinrich German company for electric pallet jacks.

Concepts

ant

🐜

emmet

pismire

Formicidae

workers

ant

🐜

ant

🐜

ants

pallet jack

Synonyms

Meise

Hubwagen

Formicidae

Ameiſe

Translations

formica

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hormiga

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fourmi

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mier

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formiga

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karınca

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mrówka

formiga

🐜

formica

🐜

μυρμήγκι

نمل

formiga

mûrî

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نملة

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μυρμήκι