aimsir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aimser < Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Welsh amser).

Noun

aimsir f (genitive aimsire)

1. weather
2. time

   Is maith an scéalaí an aimsir.

   Time is a good storyteller.

3. (grammar) tense

Declension

Declension of aimsir

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative aimsir Vocative a aimsir Genitive aimsire Dative aimsir

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an aimsir Genitive na haimsire Dative leis an aimsir don aimsir

Synonyms

• síon

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aimsir	n-aimsir	haimsir	t-aimsir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aimser, from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Welsh amser).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈɛ.mi.ʃɪɾʲ]

Noun

aimsir f (genitive aimsir or aimsire, plural aimsirean)

1. time, epoch, season

   an aimsir a chaidh - the past (literally "time that went")

   an t-seann aimsir - old time(s)

   an aimsir seo - these times

2. weather, climate

   Tha droch aimsir ann an-diugh. - The weather is bad today. (literally "There is bad weather there today.")

Synonyms

• (season): ràith
• (weather): sìde

Derived terms

• atharrachadh aimsir - climate change