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ammer

/ˈæ.mɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
am-mer
IPA
/ˈæ.mɚ/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *amere, *ambre, from Old English amore. Alternatively, it may be a clipping of yellowhammer or earlier yelambre. Favored over *hammer due to the influence of its German cognate and synonym Ammer (“bunting”) and its predecessors, Middle High German amer and Old High German amaro.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *amere, amore

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæ.mɚ/
  • British English: /ˈæ.mə/

Inflected Forms

ammers (plural)

Synonyms

yellow-ammer

Homonyms

amor

Questions

How do you pronounce ammer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæ.mɚ/.
What does ammer mean?
The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.
Where does ammer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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