amser

Middle Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈamser/

Noun

amser m

  1. time, appointed time

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation
Middle Welsh mutation
RadicalSoftNasalH-prothesis
amserunchangedunchangedhamser
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈamsɛr/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈamsɛr/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

amser m or f (plural amserau or amseroedd)

  1. time
  2. tense
  3. tempo

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

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “amser”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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