ammer

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæ.mə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæ.mɚ/ === Noun === ammer (plural ammers) The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella. Synonym: yellow-ammer === Further reading === “ammer” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989] == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === ammer m or f indefinite plural of amme === Verb === ammer present of amme == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === ammer f indefinite plural of amme