amper
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *amprō, *amprā (“dock, sorrel”), which is related to Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sharp”). Related to aber.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
amper (plural ampers)
- A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.
- A defect or flaw, especially in cloth.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
amper (plural ampers)
References edit
- 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 edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adverb edit
amper
- almost
- Jouself amper gekak!
- You almost shat yourself!
Albanian edit
Noun edit
amper m (definite amperi)
Further reading edit
Ambonese Malay edit
Adverb edit
amper
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adverb edit
amper
- scarcely, barely
- Synonym: nauwelijks
- Dat is amper de moeite waard!
- That's barely worth the effort!
Descendants edit
- Petjo: amper
Adjective edit
amper
Further reading edit
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
amper (plural amperek)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
Further reading edit
- amper in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- amper in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
amper n (genitive singular ampers, nominative plural amper)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Declension edit
Mokilese edit
Noun edit
amper
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Apparently from Middle Low German. Perhaps cognate with Old Norse apr (“hard, painful”).
Adjective edit
amper (neuter singular ampert, definite singular and plural ampre, comparative amprere, indefinite superlative amprest)
- (of people) petulant; easily aggravated
Synonyms edit
References edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French ampère. Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).[1][2] First attested in the 19th century.[3]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
amper m inan (abbreviation A)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “amper”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amper”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “amper”, in Słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 32
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
amper m (plural amperi)
Declension edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Noun edit
àmpēr m (Cyrillic spelling а̀мпе̄р)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Declension edit
Slovene edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ampȇr m inan
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Inflection edit
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | ampêr | ||
gen. sing. | ampêrja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
ampêr | ampêrja | ampêrji |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
ampêrja | ampêrjev | ampêrjev |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
ampêrju | ampêrjema | ampêrjem |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
ampêr | ampêrja | ampêrje |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
ampêrju | ampêrjih | ampêrjih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
ampêrjem | ampêrjema | ampêrji |
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
amper (comparative amprare, superlative amprast)
- harsh, stern, particularly about older women
- En amper bondmora.
- A stern peasantwoman.
- (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 edit
Inflection of amper | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | amper | amprare | amprast |
Neuter singular | ampert | amprare | amprast |
Plural | ampra | amprare | amprast |
Masculine plural3 | ampre | 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. 3) Dated or archaic |
Anagrams edit
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
amper (definite accusative amperi, plural amperler)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Declension edit
References edit
- “amper”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
West Frisian edit
Adverb edit
amper
Further reading edit
- “amper (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011