Ramme

See also: ramme

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ramme, from Old High German ramma (battering ram), from rammo (ram, male sheep) (whence now obsolete Ramm) from the similar shape of a ram's head. See also Rammbock and Rammel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁamə/
  • (file)

Noun

Ramme f (genitive Ramme, plural Rammen)

  1. ram, battering ram
  2. pile driver

Declension

Derived terms

  • rammen (to ram)
  • rammeln (to shake, to jolt; to scuffle, to tussle; to copulate)

References

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