amser

amser

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”);[1][2] cognate with Old Irish aimser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamser/

Noun

amser m

1. time, appointed time

Derived terms

• amserach

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

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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

• ar amser
• llawn-amser
• rhan-amser

 

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