ampte

Middle English

Alternative forms

amte, emete, amete, emotte, emot, ante, empt, empte, amote

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ǣmette, from Proto-Germanic *ēmaitijǭ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈampt(ə)/, /ˈɛmpt(ə)/, /ˈant(ə)/, /ˈam(ə)t(ə)/, /ˈɛm(ə)t(ə)/

Noun

ampte (plural ampten or amptes)

An ant; a formicid.
(rare) A mantid.

Descendants

English: ant, emmet
Scots: emmot, emott, imat

References

“ampte (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-22.

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