Ămīsĭa, ae.
I Masc. , a river in Germany , now the Ems , Tac. A. 1, 60; 1, 63; 2, 23; in Plin. 4, 14, 28, § 100, and Mel. 3, 3, called Ămīsĭus , ii; cf. Mann. Germ. 419. —
II Fem. , a fortress built by the Romans upon the Ems (near the Fort Delf Zyl, in West Friesland), Tac. A. 2, 8; cf. Mann. Germ. 82.