"amper" meaning in Swedish

See amper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈampɛr/
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|sv|nds-de|amper||sharp; harsh}} German Low German amper (“sharp; harsh”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|amprare|superlative|amprast||f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} amper (comparative amprare, superlative amprast), {{sv-adj|ampra}} amper (comparative amprare, superlative amprast) Forms: amprare [comparative], amprast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], amper [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], amprare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], amprast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], ampert [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], amprare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], amprast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], ampra [indefinite, plural, positive], amprare [comparative, indefinite, plural], amprast [indefinite, plural, superlative], ampre [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], amprare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], amprast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], ampre [definite, masculine, positive, singular], amprare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], ampraste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], ampra [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], amprare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], ampraste [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. harsh, stern, particularly about older women
    Sense id: en-amper-sv-adj-kM-rQujf
  2. (of taste) pungent, biting, strong
    Sense id: en-amper-sv-adj-L8UQFwYl Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 18 82

Inflected forms

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