amper
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”). Related to aber.
NounEdit
amper (plural ampers)
- A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.
- A defect or flaw, especially in cloth.
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AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
amper
- almost
- Jouself amper gekak!
- You almost shat yourself!
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
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amper
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Further readingEdit
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
amper (plural amperek)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Possessive forms of amper | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
amper n (genitive singular ampers, nominative plural amper)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
DeclensionEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
Apparently from Middle Low German. Perhaps cognate with Old Norse apr (“hard, painful”).
AdjectiveEdit
amper (neuter singular ampert, definite singular and plural ampre, comparative amprere, indefinite superlative amprest)
- (of people) petulant; easily aggravated
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PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the name of French physicist and mathematician André-Marie Ampère.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
amper m inan (abbreviation A)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- amper in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-CroatianEdit
NounEdit
àmpēr m (Cyrillic spelling а̀мпе̄р)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
DeclensionEdit
SloveneEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ampȇr m inan
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
InflectionEdit
| Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | ampêr | ||
| gen. sing. | ampêrja | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | ampêr | ampêrja | ampêrji |
| accusative | ampêr | ampêrja | ampêrje |
| genitive | ampêrja | ampêrjev | ampêrjev |
| dative | ampêrju | ampêrjema | ampêrjem |
| locative | ampêrju | ampêrjih | ampêrjih |
| instrumental | ampêrjem | ampêrjema | ampêrji |
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
amper (comparative amprare, superlative amprast)
- harsh, stern, particularly about older women
- En amper bondmora.
- A stern peasantwoman.
- En amper bondmora.
- (of taste) pungent, biting, strong
- Till desserten serverades vi en synnerligen amper blåmögelost.
- At the dessert, we were served a very strong blue cheese.
- Till desserten serverades vi en synnerligen amper blåmögelost.
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of amper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | amper | amprare | amprast |
| Neuter singular | ampert | amprare | amprast |
| Plural | ampra | 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. | |||
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
amper (definite accusative amperi, plural amperler)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at ampere. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see amper in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) October 2009