amper

See also: ampér

English

Alternative forms

• ampor, nanberry, anbury, anberry, ambury

Etymology

From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”), from Proto-Germanic *ampra-, *amprōn- (“dock, sorrel”), which is related to *ampraz (“sharp”). Related to aber.

Noun

amper (plural ampers)

1. A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.
2. A defect or flaw, especially in cloth.

Derived terms

• ampered
• ampery

References

• 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

• perma-, prame, remap

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Afrikaans

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.pər/

Adverb

amper

1. almost

   Jouself amper gekak!

   You almost shat yourself!

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Dutch

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmpər/

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• Hyphenation: am‧per
• Rhymes: -ɑmpər

Adverb

amper

1. scarcely, barely

   Dat is amper de moeite waard!

   That's barely worth the effort!

   Synonym: nauwelijks

Adjective

amper

1. (archaic) sour

Further reading

• AMPER II, Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ˈɒmpɛr]
• Hyphenation: am‧per
• Rhymes: -ɛr

Noun

amper (plural amperek)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Declension

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
non-attributive possessive - singular	amperé	ampereké
non-attributive possessive - plural	amperéi	amperekéi

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

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Icelandic

Etymology

Named after Ampère, French physicist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam̥pɛ(ː)r/

Noun

amper n (genitive singular ampers, nominative plural amper)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Declension

declension of amper

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	amper	amperið	amper	amperin
accusative	amper	amperið	amper	amperin
dative	amperi	amperinu	amperum	amperunum
genitive	ampers	ampersins	ampera	amperanna

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Apparently from Middle Low German. Perhaps cognate with Old Norse apr (“hard, painful”).

Adjective

amper (neuter singular ampert, definite singular and plural ampre, comparative amprere, indefinite superlative amprest)

1. (of people) petulant; easily aggravated

Synonyms

• hissig
• krakilsk
• irritabel
• opphisset
• stri
• vrang

References

• “amper” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “amper” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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Polish

Etymology

From French ampère. Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.pɛr/

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Noun

amper m inan (abbreviation A)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Declension

declension of amper

	singular	plural
nominative	amper	ampery
genitive	ampera	amperów
dative	amperowi	amperom
accusative	amper	ampery
instrumental	amperem	amperami
locative	amperze	amperach
vocative	amperze	ampery

Derived terms

• (nouns) amperozwój, amperomierz, amperowoltomierz, amperometria, amperometr, amperosekunda, amperogodzina
• (adjective) amperowy

Related terms

• (noun) amperaż

Further reading

• amper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• amper in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

àmpēr m (Cyrillic spelling а̀мпе̄р)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Declension

Declension of amper

	singular	plural
nominative	amper	amperi
genitive	ampera	ampera
dative	amperu	amperima
accusative	amper	ampere
vocative	amperu	amperi
locative	amperu	amperima
instrumental	amperom	amperima

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ampɛ́ːr/

Noun

ampȇr m inan

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Inflection

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

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Swedish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈamper/

Adjective

amper (comparative amprare, superlative amprast)

1. harsh, stern, particularly about older women

   En amper bondmora.

   A stern peasantwoman.

2. (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

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.

Anagrams

• ampre

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ampère.

Noun

amper (definite accusative amperi, plural amperler)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	amper
Definite accusative	amperi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amper	amperler
Definite accusative	amperi	amperleri
Dative	ampere	amperlere
Locative	amperde	amperlerde
Ablative	amperden	amperlerden
Genitive	amperin	amperlerin
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular amperim amperlerim 2nd singular amperin amperlerin 3rd singular amperi amperleri 1st plural amperimiz amperlerimiz 2nd plural amperiniz amperleriniz 3rd plural amperleri amperleri

References

• amper in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu

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West Frisian

Adverb

amper

1. barely, hardly, scarcely
2. virtually

Further reading

• “amper (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011