Declension of German noun Amme with plural and article

The most important forms of "Amme" are: genitive singular "Amme" and nominative plural "Ammen". The noun Amme is weakly declined. The endings are -/n. “Amme” is feminine. The article is “die Amme”. “Amme” belongs to the vocabulary at C2 level. Here you can not only inflect Amme but also all German nouns. Comments ☆

C2 · noun · feminine · regular · -, -en-

die Amme

Amme · Ammen

Endings -/n   Shortening of plural endings to 'n'   Dative plural without additional 'n'  

English wet nurse, nurse, foster mother, nana

/ˈam.mə/ · /ˈam.mə/ · /ˈam.mən/

eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau; Nährmutter

» Schmeichler sind des Teufels Ammen . English Flatterers are the Devil's nurses.

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Declension of Amme in singular and plural in all cases

Singular

Nom. dieAmme
Gen. derAmme
Dat. derAmme
Acc. dieAmme

Plural

Nom. dieAmmen
Gen. derAmmen
Dat. denAmmen
Acc. dieAmmen
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Examples

Example sentences for Amme

  • Schmeichler sind des Teufels Ammen . 
    English Flatterers are the Devil's nurses.
  • Die beste Amme ersetzt keine Mutter. 
    English The best wet nurse does not replace a mother.
  • Dieses Lied pflegte mir meine Amme vorzusingen. 
    English This song used to be sung to me by my wet nurse.
  • Was lullt mir Frau Amme mein Wiegenlied gar? 
    English What does my nurse sing to me as a lullaby?
  • Aus Gemeinem ist der Mensch gemacht, und die Gewohnheit nennt er seine Amme . 
    English Man is made from the common, and habit calls him his nurse.
  • Zwar wird Claudia von ihrer Amme getreulich versorgt, und ein neuer, energischer Kommandant hat im Kuhstall wieder eine bescheidene Herde zusammengebracht. 
    English Indeed, Claudia is faithfully cared for by her nurse, and a new, energetic commander has gathered a modest herd again in the cow shed.
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Translations

Translation of German Amme

German Amme
English wet nurse, nurse, foster mother, nana
Russian кормилица, корми́лица, ма́мка, ня́нька, няня
Spanish ama de cría, nodriza, ama de leche, madre de leche, ñaña
French nourrice, mère de lait
Turkish emziren kadın, sütanne
Portuguese ama, ama de leite, mãe de leite
Italian balia, nutrice, allattatrice, ammessa
Romanian doică, mătușă
Hungarian daika
Polish karmicielka, mamka, niania, nurse
Greek τροφός, νταντά, παραμάνα
Dutch voedster, amm, baker, kinderjuffrouw, min, zoogster
Czech chůva, kojná, kojící žena
Swedish amma, ammande kvinna, ammor
Danish amme, ammende
Japanese 乳母, 養母
Catalan dona de criança, marededéu
Finnish hoitaja, imettäjä
Norwegian ammende kvinne
Basque amengile, haur zaintzaile
Serbian dojilja, nurse
Macedonian домаќинка, другарка
Slovenian dojilja, nurse
Slowakisch dojčiaca žena, náhradná matka
Bosnian dojilja
Croatian dadilja, dojilja
Ukrainian доглядальниця, няня
Bulgarian кърмачка, помощница
Belorussian кормячка, няня
Hebrewאֵם، מְנַקָּה
Arabicمربية
Persianمادر شیر دهنده
Urduدائی، پرورش کرنے والی

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Meanings and synonyms of Amme
  • eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau, Nährmutter
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Frequently asked questions about the noun "Amme"

The noun “Amme” is declined in all four cases (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative). The declension includes the singular and plural forms and shows how the word changes depending on the case. All declension forms of “Amme” are explained below. The most important forms are given for the nominative, genitive, dative, and accusative, each in the singular and plural.

How is "Amme" declined?

“Amme” is feminine. The article is “die Amme”.

Is “Amme” masculine, feminine, or neuter?

“Amme” is feminine. The article is “die Amme”.

What is the singular of "Amme"?

The singular of “Amme” is: die Amme. The singular forms are: die Amme (nominative), der Amme (genitive), der Amme (dative) and die Amme (accusative).

What is the plural of “Amme”?

The singular of “Amme” is: die Ammen. The singular forms are: die Ammen (nominative), der Ammen (genitive), den Ammen (dative) and die Ammen (accusative).

At what language level is “Amme” used?

“Amme” belongs to the vocabulary at C2 level.

What are the peculiarities of the declension of “Amme”?

The declension of Amme as a table with all forms in singular (singular) and plural (plural) and in all four cases nominative (1st case), genitive (2nd case), dative (3rd case) and accusative (4th case). Especially for German learners the correct declension of the word Amme is crucial.

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