Seejomes

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

  • Seechomes (superseded spelling)

Etymology

From an underlying Middle High German *seichāmeize (literally “pissant (q.v.)”), referring to the formic acid, from seich (“urine”) + āmeize (“ant”), a common formation. Compare for the former word Dutch zeiken, for the latter German Ameise.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zeˈʑoːməs]

Noun

Seejomes f (plural Seejomessen)

  1. ant (insect)
    Synonym: (neologism from German) Ameis
    D’Seejomesse si kräiz a quier iwwer den Dësch gelaf.
    The ants ran crisscross all over the table.
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