אַמייזע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German ameize, from Old High German āmeiza, from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā. Cognate with German Ameise.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmeɪ̯zə/
  • Hyphenation: אַמייזע

Noun

אַמייזע • (ameyze) f, plural אַמייזעס (ameyzes)

  1. synonym of מוראַשקע (murashke)

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “ant”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 54
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