aimsir
Irish
Alternative forms
- aimsear
Etymology
From Old Irish aimser (compare Manx emshir), from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Welsh amser).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈamʲʃəɾʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈæmʲʃəɾʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈæːmʲʃəɾʲ/
Declension
Declension of aimsir
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aimsir chaite (“past tense”)
- aimsir mhór (“foul weather”)
- anaimsir (“unseasonable weather”)
- an tseanaimsir (“old times”)
- buachaill aimsire (“servant boy”)
- cailín aimsire (“servant girl”)
- cairt aimsire, léarscáil aimsire, mapa aimsire (“weather map”)
- caitheamh aimsire (“amusement, pastime”)
- cianaimsir (“a long time”)
- crua-aimsir (“severe weather”)
- iar-aimsire (“of later time”, adjective)
- iomrall aimsire (“anachronism”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aimsir | n-aimsir | haimsir | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "aimsir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “aimser” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “aimsear” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 23.
- Entries containing “aimsir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aimsir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aimser f, from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Welsh amser).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.mɛ.ʃɪɾʲ/, /ˈɛ.mi.ʃɪɾʲ/
Derived terms
- atharrachadh aimsir (“climate change”)
- gearraimsir (“short time”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aimsir | n-aimsir | h-aimsir | t-aimsir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “aimser” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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