Ammer

See also: ammer, 'ammer, and Am. Mer.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German amer, from Old High German amaro, clipped from an assumed compound *amarofogal, from Old High German amar (“spelt, emmer”) for its preferred food.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈamɐ/
Rhymes: -amɐ
Audio (file)

Noun

Ammer f (genitive Ammer, plural Ammern)
Ammer m (genitive Ammers, plural Ammern)

The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).
any bunting (Emberiza)

Declension

Declension of Ammer

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ammer	die	Ammern
genitive	einer	der	Ammer	der	Ammern
dative	einer	der	Ammer	den	Ammern
accusative	eine	die	Ammer	die	Ammern

Further reading

Ammer in Duden online

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