amper
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *amprō, *amprā (“dock, sorrel”), which is related to Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sharp”). Related to aber.
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]amper (plural ampers)
- A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.
- A defect or flaw, especially in cloth.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]amper (plural ampers)
References
[edit]- Kroonen, Guus (2013) “ampra/ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 25
Anagrams
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inconclusive. Whilst its current definition was long thought to have come from Indonesian hampir due to its exclusive presence in Dutch (and no other Germanic language), this would not explain its high and almost universal usage in Flemish. More likely would be if it originated on Dutch soil. In that case, the meaning would have changed somewhat from the earlier Middle Dutch amper (“sour”) – compare the semantic development of German sehr (“very”), Alemannic German rüüdig (“very”). This word, in turn, is Germanic, and a cognate to the Swedish amper, German Ampfer.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]amper
- almost
- Jouself amper gekak!
- You almost shat yourself!
Albanian
[edit]Noun
[edit]amper m (definite amperi)
Further reading
[edit]- “amper”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- “amper”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][2] (in Albanian), 1980
Ambonese Malay
[edit]Adverb
[edit]amper
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inconclusive. Whilst its current definition was long thought to have come from Indonesian hampir due to its exclusive presence in Dutch (and no other Germanic language), this would not explain its high and almost universal usage in Flemish. More likely would be if it originated on Dutch soil. In that case, the meaning would have changed somewhat from the earlier Middle Dutch amper (“sour”) – compare the semantic development of German sehr (“very”), Alemannic German rüüdig (“very”). This word, in turn, is Germanic, and a cognate to the Swedish amper, German Ampfer.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]amper
- scarcely, barely
- Synonym: nauwelijks
- Dat is amper de moeite waard!
- That's barely worth the effort!
Descendants
[edit]- Petjo: amper
Adjective
[edit]amper
Further reading
[edit]Hungarian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amper (plural amperek)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Declension
[edit]Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | amper | amperek |
accusative | ampert | ampereket |
dative | ampernek | ampereknek |
instrumental | amperrel | amperekkel |
causal-final | amperért | amperekért |
translative | amperré | amperekké |
terminative | amperig | amperekig |
essive-formal | amperként | amperekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | amperben | amperekben |
superessive | amperen | ampereken |
adessive | ampernél | ampereknél |
illative | amperbe | amperekbe |
sublative | amperre | amperekre |
allative | amperhez | amperekhez |
elative | amperből | amperekből |
delative | amperről | amperekről |
ablative | ampertől | amperektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
amperé | ampereké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
amperéi | amperekéi |
Possessive forms of amper | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | amperem | ampereim |
2nd person sing. | ampered | ampereid |
3rd person sing. | ampere | amperei |
1st person plural | amperünk | ampereink |
2nd person plural | amperetek | ampereitek |
3rd person plural | amperük | ampereik |
Further reading
[edit]- amper in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- amper in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amper n (genitive singular ampers, nominative plural amper)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Declension
[edit]Mokilese
[edit]Noun
[edit]amper
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Apparently from Middle Low German. Perhaps cognate with Old Norse apr (“hard, painful”).
Adjective
[edit]amper (neuter singular ampert, definite singular and plural ampre, comparative amprere, indefinite superlative amprest)
- (of people) petulant; easily aggravated
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French ampère. Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).[1][2] First attested in the 19th century.[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amper m inan (abbreviation A)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “amper”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amper”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “amper”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 32
Further reading
[edit]- amper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- amper in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- amper in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]amper m (plural amperi)
Declension
[edit]Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Noun
[edit]àmpēr m (Cyrillic spelling а̀мпе̄р)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Declension
[edit]Slovene
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ampȇr m inan
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Inflection
[edit]Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | ampêr | ||
gen. sing. | ampêrja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
ampêr | ampêrja | ampêrji |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
ampêrja | ampêrjev | ampêrjev |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
ampêrju | ampêrjema | ampêrjem |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
ampêr | ampêrja | ampêrje |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
ampêrju | ampêrjih | ampêrjih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
ampêrjem | ampêrjema | ampêrji |
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish amper. Nationalencyklopedins ordbok traces the word to German Low German amper (“sharp; harsh”). According to Svenska Akademiens ordbok it is also related to Latin amarus (“bitter”) and Sanskrit अम्ल (amla, “sour”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]amper (comparative amprare, superlative amprast)
- harsh, stern, particularly about older women
- En amper bondmora.
- A stern peasantwoman.
- (of taste) pungent, biting, strong
- Till desserten serverades vi en synnerligen amper blåmögelost.
- At the dessert, we were served a very strong blue cheese.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of amper | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | amper | amprare | amprast |
Neuter singular | ampert | amprare | amprast |
Plural | ampra | amprare | amprast |
Masculine plural3 | ampre | amprare | amprast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | ampre | amprare | ampraste |
All | ampra | amprare | ampraste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Anagrams
[edit]Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]amper (definite accusative amperi, plural amperler)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Declension
[edit]References
[edit]- “amper”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
West Frisian
[edit]Adverb
[edit]amper
Further reading
[edit]- “amper (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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