Amish

See also: amish

English

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.mɪʃ/, /ˈæ.mɪʃ/, /ˈeɪ.mɪʃ/
Rhymes: -ɑːmɪʃ, -eɪmɪʃ

Noun

Amish pl (plural only)

A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.

Translations

a strict Anabaptist sect

Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿米什教派 (Āmǐshén Jiàopài)
Esperanto: amiŝoj
Finnish: amissit
French: Amish (fr)
German: (adjective-derived noun) Amische (de) m pl
Irish: Amanaigh m pl
Japanese: アーミッシュ (āmisshu)
Portuguese: amish m pl
Swedish: amishfolket n

Adjective

Amish (not comparable)

Relating to this sect.

Derived terms

Translations

relating to the Amish sect

Esperanto: amiŝa
Finnish: amissi- (fi)
German: amisch (de)
Irish: Amanach
Portuguese: amish
Spanish: amish

Anagrams

'ismah, Isham, Masih, Misha, Shima

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