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Ramme

See also: ramme

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ramme, from Old High German ramma (“battering ram”), from rammo (“ram, male sheep”) (whence now obsolete Ramm) from the similar shape of a ram's head, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz. See also Rammbock and Rammel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁamə/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Ramme f (genitive Ramme, plural Rammen)

  1. ram, battering ram
  2. pile driver

Declension

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Declension of Ramme [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ramme die Rammen
genitive einer der Ramme der Rammen
dative einer der Ramme den Rammen
accusative eine die Ramme die Rammen

Derived terms

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  • rammen (“to ram”)
  • rammeln (“to shake, to jolt; to scuffle, to tussle; to copulate”)

References

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  • “Ramme” in Duden online
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