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See also: ramme

German

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Etymology

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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, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz. See also Rammbock and Rammel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁamə/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Ramme f (genitive Ramme, plural Rammen)

  1. ram, battering ram
  2. pile driver

Declension

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Derived terms

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

References

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  • Ramme” in Duden online