Ems

See also: ems and EMS

English

Etymology 1

From German Ems, from the Roman name, Latin Amisia.

Proper noun

Ems

  1. A river in northwestern Germany.

Etymology 2

From the clipping of Emma or Emily + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Proper noun

Ems

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Emma or Emily.

Etymology 3

Noun

Ems

  1. Alternative letter-case form of ems.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛms/
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  • Hyphenation: Ems

Etymology 1

From Old Saxon Emisa, from the Roman name, Latin Amisia. The river in North West Germany was mentioned by Tacitus, Pliny and others.

Proper noun

die Ems f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Ems)

  1. a river in northwestern Germany

Etymology 2

From the older form Embs. The spa town on the river Lahn was first mentioned in 880.

Proper noun

Ems n (proper noun, genitive Ems' or (with an article) Ems)

  1. Former name of Bad Ems