GermanDict
Sign Up Sign In

die Ameise

noun · /ˈaː.(ˌ)maɪ̯.zə/ ·
Etymology

*From Middle High German āmeiȥe, from Old High German āmeiȥa, from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā. Cognate with English ant, Scots emmot (“ant”), dialectal Dutch emt, empt (“ant”). *(electric pallet jack): From the trademark "Ameise", a brand of the Jungheinrich German company for electric pallet jacks.

Translation

  1. ant feminine
  2. electric pallet jack, electric pallet truck, electric pallet truck feminine

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Ameise Ameisen
Accusative Ameise Ameisen
Dative Ameise Ameisen
Genitive Ameise Ameisen