Imme

See also: imme

German

Etymology

From Middle High German imbe (“bee; swarm of bees”), from Old High German imbi (“swarm of bees”), from Proto-Germanic *imbijaz. Cognate with Dutch imme.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪmə/

Noun

Imme f (genitive Imme, plural Immen)

  1. (archaic or poetic) bee
    Synonym: Biene
    • 1911, Hermann Löns, “Frau Einsamkeit”, in Da draußen vor dem Tore:
      Und um jedes dürftige Heidblütchen summten die Immen, und überall siedelten die Heimchen, und der Föhrenwald brummte undeutliche Lieder in den Bart.
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  2. (obsolete) a swarm of bees
    Synonym: Bienenschwarm

Declension
Declension of Imme
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Imme die Immen
genitive einer der Imme der Immen
dative einer der Imme den Immen
accusative eine die Imme die Immen

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Imme in Duden online
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