amper

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.

• ampor, nanberry, anbury, anberry, ambury

amper (plural ampers)

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

• ampered
• ampery

amper (plural ampers)

1. Abbreviation of ampersand.
   • 2001 July 13, JimmyMac, “java and xml”, in comp.lang.java.help‎^[1] (Usenet):

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• Guus Kroonen (2013) “ampra/ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 25

• perma-, prame, remap

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.pər/

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amper

1. almost

   Jouself amper gekak!

   You almost shat yourself!

amper m (definite amperi)

1. (physics) ampere (unit of electrical current)

• “amper”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “amper”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[3] (in Albanian), 1980

amper

1. near

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmpər/

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• Hyphenation: am‧per
• Rhymes: -ɑmpər

amper

1. scarcely, barely

   Synonym: nauwelijks

   Dat is amper de moeite waard!

   That's barely worth the effort!

• Petjo: amper

amper

1. (archaic) sour

• AMPER II, Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal

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

amper (plural amperek)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

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

• 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 Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈam̥pɛ(ː)r/

amper n (genitive singular ampers, nominative plural amper)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

amper

1. umbrella

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

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

1. (of people) petulant; easily aggravated

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

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

Borrowed from French ampère. Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).^[1][2] First attested in the 19th century.^[3]

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.pɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ampɛr
• Syllabification: am‧per

amper m inan (abbreviation A)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

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

Borrowed from French ampère.

amper m (plural amperi)

1. ampere

àmpēr m (Cyrillic spelling а̀мпе̄р)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

• IPA^(key): /ampɛ́ːr/

ampȇr m inan

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
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

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈampɛr/

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.

Inflection of amper
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

• ampre

Borrowed from French ampère.

amper (definite accusative amperi, plural amperler)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

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 Nominative 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 Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular amperimi amperlerimi 2nd singular amperini amperlerini 3rd singular amperini amperlerini 1st plural amperimizi amperlerimizi 2nd plural amperinizi amperlerinizi 3rd plural amperlerini amperlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular amperime amperlerime 2nd singular amperine amperlerine 3rd singular amperine amperlerine 1st plural amperimize amperlerimize 2nd plural amperinize amperlerinize 3rd plural amperlerine amperlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular amperimde amperlerimde 2nd singular amperinde amperlerinde 3rd singular amperinde amperlerinde 1st plural amperimizde amperlerimizde 2nd plural amperinizde amperlerinizde 3rd plural amperlerinde amperlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular amperimden amperlerimden 2nd singular amperinden amperlerinden 3rd singular amperinden amperlerinden 1st plural amperimizden amperlerimizden 2nd plural amperinizden amperlerinizden 3rd plural amperlerinden amperlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular amperimin amperlerimin 2nd singular amperinin amperlerinin 3rd singular amperinin amperlerinin 1st plural amperimizin amperlerimizin 2nd plural amperinizin amperlerinizin 3rd plural amperlerinin amperlerinin

• “amper”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

amper

1. barely, hardly, scarcely
2. virtually

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