aimser

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Middle Welsh amser).

Noun

aimser f (genitive aimsire, nominative plural aimsera)

  1. point in time
    Synonyms: úar, tráth
  2. period of time, season
    Synonyms: tráth, ré, síst
  3. age, epoch
  4. rule, reign
  5. season, weather
  6. (phonology) length

Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative aimserL aimsirL aimsera
Vocative aimserL aimsirL aimsera
Accusative aimsirN aimsirL aimsera
Genitive aimsire aimserL aimserN
Dative aimsirL aimseraib aimseraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms
  • aimseracht
  • aimserad
  • aimserdae

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
aimser unchanged n-aimser
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “aimser” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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