amer
French
Etymology
From Old French amer, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-, *h₂eh₃m- (“bitter, raw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.mɛʁ/
audio (file) - Homophones: amers, amère, amères
Adjective
amer (feminine amère, masculine plural amers, feminine plural amères)
- bitter
- sour
See also
- amertume
- âpre
- doux-amer
Further reading
- “amer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- arme, armé, mare, rame, ramé
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈamɛr/
Noun
amèr (plural amer-amer, first-person possessive amerku, second-person possessive amermu, third-person possessive amernya)
- Short for anggur merah (“red wine”).
Latin
Verb
amer
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of amō, "I may/might be loved"
Middle French
Verb
amer
- (rare) Alternative form of aymer
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
infinitive | simple | amer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle1 or gerund2 | simple | amant | |||||
compound | present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past participle | amé | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ie (i’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | ame | ames | ame | amons | amez | ament |
imperfect | amois, amoys | amois, amoys | amoit, amoyt | amions, amyons | amiez, amyez | amoient, amoyent | |
past historic | ama | amas | ama | amasmes | amastes | amerent | |
future | amerai, ameray | ameras | amera | amerons | amerez | ameront | |
conditional | amerois, ameroys | amerois, ameroys | ameroit, ameroyt | amerions, ameryons | ameriez, ameryez | ameroient, ameroyent | |
(compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ie (i’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ilz, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | ame | ames | ame | amons | amez | ament |
imperfect | amasse | amasses | amast | amassions | amassiez | amassent | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | ame | — | amons | amez | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679. | |||||||
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180). |
Old French
Etymology 1
From Latin amāre.
Alternative forms
- aamer, ameir, amere, aimer, aeimer, asmer, eimer
Verb
amer
- to love
- (Anglo-Norman) to be faithful to
- (Anglo-Norman, euphemistic) to make love to
- to like
- (Anglo-Norman) to be fond of
- (Anglo-Norman) to prefer
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ms, *-mt are modified to ns, nt. This verb has a stressed present stem aim distinct from the unstressed stem am. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | amer | avoir amé | |||||
gerund | en amant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | amant | ||||||
past participle | amé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | aim | aimes | aime | amons | amez | aiment |
imperfect | amoie, ameie, amoe, ameve | amoies, ameies, amoes, ameves | amoit, ameit, amot, ameve | amiiens, amiens | amiiez, amiez | amoient, ameient, amoent, amevent | |
preterite | amai | amas | ama | amames | amastes | amerent | |
future | amerai | ameras | amera | amerons | ameroiz, amereiz, amerez | ameront | |
conditional | ameroie, amereie | ameroies, amereies | ameroit, amereit | ameriiens, ameriens | ameriiez, ameriez | ameroient, amereient | |
compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses | present | aim | ains | aint | amons | amez | aiment |
imperfect | amasse | amasses | amast | amissons, amissiens | amissoiz, amissez, amissiez | amassent | |
compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | aime | — | amons | amez | — |
Related terms
- ameor
Descendants
- French: aimer
- Norman: aimer
References
- amer in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022
Etymology 2
From Latin amārus.
Alternative forms
- ammer, amier
Adjective
amer m (oblique and nominative feminine singular amere)
- bitter
- sour
- (Anglo-Norman, figuratively) painful; unpleasant; grievous
- (Anglo-Norman) fierce
Declension
Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Subject | amers | amere | amer |
Oblique | amer | |||
Plural | Subject | amer | ameres | |
Oblique | amers |
Descendants
- French: amer
- Norman: amé
References
- amer in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022
Old Saxon
Noun
amer f
- Alternative form of amsla