אַמפּער
Yiddish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German ampfer, Old High German ampfaro m, from Proto-West Germanic *amprō. Compare German Ampfer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
אַמפּער • (amper) m, plural אַמפּערן (ampern)
- (Daytshmerish, archaic elsewhere) sorrel
- (dialectal) bucket
References edit
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַמפּער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
Etymology 2 edit
Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836). Probably entered Yiddish via Belarusian ампе́р (ampjér), Russian, Ukrainian ампе́р (ampér).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
אַמפּער • (amper) m, plural אַמפּערן (ampern)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Derived terms edit
- אַמפּער־שעה (amper-sho, “ampere hour”)
References edit
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַמפּער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [2].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “ampere”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN