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.
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• Kroonen, Guus (2013) “ampra/ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), 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]‎ (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)

• 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 Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). 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/

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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)

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.

• ampre

Borrowed from French ampère.

amper (definite accusative amperi, plural amperler)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

• “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