amser

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Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh amser, from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mh₁-eh₂, from the root *h₂meh₁- (“to mow, reap, harvest”); cognate with Old Irish aimser.

Pronunciation

Noun

amser m

  1. time, appointed time

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Welsh: amser

Mutation

Middle Welsh mutation
Radical Soft Nasal H-prothesis
amser unchanged unchanged hamser
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “ḫamešḫa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 281
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “amstera”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 33-34

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈamsɛr/
  • (North Wales colloquial also) IPA(key): /ˈamsar/
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Noun

amser m or f (plural amserau or amseroedd or amserion or amseron)

  1. time
  2. tense
  3. tempo

Derived terms

See also

  • pryd (“(period of) time”)
  • gwaith (“time (instance)”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amser unchanged unchanged hamser
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amser”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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