aber

See also Aber

English

Alternative forms

• aaber, abir

Etymology

From Old Norse apr, *appr, *ampr (“cold, sharp, chilly, bad, sad”), from Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sour, bitter, sharp, evil”), from Proto-Indo-European *ōmos-, *am(r)-, *om- (“raw, bitter, sharp tasting, sour”). Cognate with Icelandic napur (“biting”), Swedish amper (“sharp, pungent”), Dutch amper (“sharp, pungent, bitter, immature”), German Ampfer (“a sorrel”), Latin amārus (“morose, bitter, harsh”). Related to Old English ampre (“dock, sorrel”). See amper.

Adjective

aber (comparative more aber, superlative most aber)

1. (UK dialectal) Sharp; keen.
2. (UK dialectal) With sharp outlines; clear; distinct.
3. (UK dialectal) Sharp-sighted; keen; observant; watchful.
4. (UK dialectal) Keen; eager; ready; anxious.

Verb

aber (third-person singular simple present abers, present participle abering, simple past and past participle abered)

1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To sharpen, as a knife.
2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To stir up and make bright, as a fire.

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Aragonese

Verb

aber

1. to have

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Danish

Noun

aber c

1. plural indefinite of abe

Verb

aber

1. present of abe

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French

Etymology

Breton aber

Noun

aber m (plural abers)

1. (geography) A ria, especially one in Brittany.

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German

Etymology

From Old High German avur.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈʔaːbɐ]

• audio (Austria)

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Adverb

aber

1. again (mostly used in abermals, yet another time)

Conjunction

aber

1. but, though

Derived terms

• aber hallo

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Swedish

Etymology

German conjunction aber (but), turned into a noun (as in "no buts and no ifs").

Noun

aber n

1. a problem, an obstacle, a difficulty

Declension

The plural is the same, but definite forms do not apply.

References

• aber in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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Welsh

Etymology

Noun

aber m, f (plural aberoedd or ebyr)

1. estuary, mouth of a river