amer

See also: Amer, amer., and Amer.

French

Etymology

From Old French amer, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-, *h₂eh₃m- (“bitter, raw”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.mɛʁ/
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Adjective

amer (feminine singular amère, masculine plural amers, feminine plural amères)

  1. bitter
  2. sour

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

amer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of amō

Middle French

Verb

amer

  1. (rare) Alternative form of aymer

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of amer
simple compound
infinitive amer avoir amé
gerund en amant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle amant
past participle amé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present ame ames ame amons amez ament
imperfect amois, amoys amois, amoys amoit, amoyt amions, amyons amiez, amyez amoient, amoyent
past historic ama amas ama amasmes amastes amerent
future amerai, ameray ameras amera amerons amerez ameront
conditional amerois, ameroys amerois, ameroys ameroit, ameroyt amerions, ameryons ameriez, ameryez ameroient, ameroyent
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present ame ames ame amons amez ament
imperfect amasse amasses amast amassions amassiez amassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— ame — amons amez —

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin amāre, present active infinitive of amō.

Verb

amer

  1. to love
  2. to like
Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ms, *-mt are modified to ns, nt. This verb has a stressed present stem aim distinct from the unstressed stem am. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of amer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive amer avoir amé
gerund en amant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle amant
past participle amé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present aim aimes aime amons amez aiment
imperfect amoie, ameie, amoe, ameve amoies, ameies, amoes, ameves amoit, ameit, amot, ameve amiiens, amiens amiiez, amiez amoient, ameient, amoent, amevent
preterite amai amas ama amames amastes amerent
future amerai ameras amera amerons ameroiz, amereiz, amerez ameront
conditional ameroie, amereie ameroies, amereies ameroit, amereit ameriiens, ameriens ameriiez, ameriez ameroient, amereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present aim ains aint amons amez aiment
imperfect amasse amasses amast amissons, amissiens amissoiz, amissez, amissiez amassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— aime — amons amez —
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Latin amārus.

Adjective

amer m (oblique and nominative feminine singular amere)

  1. bitter
  2. sour
Declension
Declension of amer
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject amers amere amer
Oblique amer amere amer
Plural Subject amer ameres amer
Oblique amers ameres amer
Descendants

Old Saxon

Noun

amer f

  1. Alternative form of amsla
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