emt

See also: EMT

Dutch

Etymology

Cognate with English ant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛmt/
  • Hyphenation: emt
  • Rhymes: -ɛmt

Noun

emt f (plural emten, diminutive emtje n)

  1. (dialectal) ant
    Synonym: mier

Finnish

Phrase

emt

  1. (Internet slang) abbreviation of en minä tiedä (“I don't know”)

Anagrams

Sudovian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *émtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to take”).[1][2] Cognate with Latvian jem̃t, Latgalian jemt, further Old Prussian īmt, Lithuanian im̃ti.

Verb

emt

  1. to take
    • 1985 [1984], Pogańske gwary z Narewu [Pagan dialects from Narew], sourced from copy by V. Zinow, line 108:
      brać ‒ emt
      to take

References

  1. ^ Zinkevičius (1984), page 12
  2. ^ Zinkevičius (1985a), page 72
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