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Amish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑː.mɪʃ/
  • /ˈeɪ.mɪʃ/
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈæ.mɪʃ/

Etymology

From Pennsylvania German Amisch or German Amische, after the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730). The surname is a contraction of Old High German ambahtman.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Relating to this sect.
    • U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker gestures to the National Mall while showing a group of Amish men from Quarryville and Paradise the House speaker's balcony at the U.S. Capitol to on Sept. 26, 2018. Smucker is running for re-election to represent the 11th Congressional District. 2018 October 21, Sam Janesch, “Meet Lloyd Smucker: Amish-born congressman seeking a second term on tax cuts and conservative record”, in Lancaster Online, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2022:

Deriveds

Amishness · Amish friendship bread · Amish bus driver rule · Amishperson · Amishman · Amishwoman

Translations (6)

es amish (ámish) (relating to the Amish sect) · de amisch (relating to the Amish sect) · pt amish (relating to the Amish sect) · fi amissi- (relating to the Amish sect) · ga Amanach (relating to the Amish sect) · eo amiŝa (relating to the Amish sect)

Amish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑː.mɪʃ/
  • /ˈeɪ.mɪʃ/
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈæ.mɪʃ/

Etymology

From Pennsylvania German Amisch or German Amische, after the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730). The surname is a contraction of Old High German ambahtman.

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only) A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.

Translations (12)

sv amishfolket (a strict Anabaptist sect) · fi amissit (a strict Anabaptist sect) · de Amische (a strict Anabaptist sect) · fr Amish (a strict Anabaptist sect) · pt amish (a strict Anabaptist sect) · cmn 阿米什教派 (a strict Anabaptist sect) · ga Amanaigh (a strict Anabaptist sect) · es amish (ámish) (a strict Anabaptist sect) · ja アーミッシュ (a strict Anabaptist sect) · mr एमिश (a strict Anabaptist sect) · eo amiŝoj (a strict Anabaptist sect) · mr आमिश (a strict Anabaptist sect)