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Yiddish
Etymology 1
From Middle High German ampfer, Old High German ampfaro m, from Proto-West Germanic *amprō. Compare German Ampfer.
Pronunciation
Noun
אַמפּער • (amper) m, plural אַמפּערן (ampern)
- (Daytshmerish, archaic elsewhere) sorrel
- Synonyms: שטשאַוו (shtshav), קוואַסעץ (kvasets), כטשוף (khtshuf), צוויי (tsvey)
- (dialectal) bucket
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַמפּער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
Etymology 2
Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836). Probably entered Yiddish via Belarusian ампе́р (ampjér), Russian, Ukrainian ампе́р (ampér).
Pronunciation
Noun
אַמפּער • (amper) m, plural אַמפּערן (ampern)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Derived terms
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַמפּער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “ampere”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN