"amser" meaning in Welsh

See amser in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈamsɛr/, /ˈamsar/ [North-Wales, also, colloquial] Audio: Cy-amser.ogg Forms: amserau [plural], amseroedd [plural], amserion [plural], amseron [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], amser [error-unrecognized-form], hamser [prothesis-h]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh amser, from Old Welsh amser, from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”); cognate with Old Irish aimser. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|amser}} Middle Welsh amser, {{inh|cy|owl|amser}} Old Welsh amser, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*amsterā||time, moment}} Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”), {{cog|sga|aimser}} Old Irish aimser Head templates: {{cy-noun|mf|amserau|pl2=amseroedd|pl3=amserion|pl4=amseron}} amser m or f (plural amserau or amseroedd or amserion or amseron) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (countable) time Tags: countable, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-amser-cy-noun-M2B0gF~I Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 84 8 8
  2. (countable, grammar) tense Tags: countable, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-amser-cy-noun-3rjMJfAU Categories (other): Grammar, Grammar Disambiguation of Grammar: 1 97 2 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (countable, music) tempo Tags: countable, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-amser-cy-noun-jWVGchod Categories (other): Music, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Music Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 2 41 57 Disambiguation of Music: 0 2 98 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amser i ffwrdd, amser bant (english: time away, time off), amserlen (english: timetable), amserol (english: timely), amseru (english: to time), ar amser (english: on time), camamser (english: inopportune time), llawn-amser (english: full-time), rhan-amser (english: part-time), unwaith yn y pedwar amser (english: once in a blue moon) Related terms: pryd (english: (period of) time), gwaith (english: time (instance))

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "amser i ffwrdd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "time away, time off",
      "translation": "time away, time off",
      "word": "amser bant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "timetable",
      "translation": "timetable",
      "word": "amserlen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "timely",
      "translation": "timely",
      "word": "amserol"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to time",
      "translation": "to time",
      "word": "amseru"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "on time",
      "translation": "on time",
      "word": "ar amser"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "inopportune time",
      "translation": "inopportune time",
      "word": "camamser"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "full-time",
      "translation": "full-time",
      "word": "llawn-amser"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "part-time",
      "translation": "part-time",
      "word": "rhan-amser"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "once in a blue moon",
      "translation": "once in a blue moon",
      "word": "unwaith yn y pedwar amser"
    }
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "owl",
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      },
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    },
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      "form": "amserau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amseroedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amserion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amseron",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "amser",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "hamser",
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        "prothesis-h"
      ]
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    }
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  "lang": "Welsh",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "(period of) time",
      "translation": "(period of) time",
      "word": "pryd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "time (instance)",
      "translation": "time (instance)",
      "word": "gwaith"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
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    },
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      ],
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈamsɛr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈamsar/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "also",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/53/Cy-amser.ogg/Cy-amser.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Cy-amser.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amser"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh feminine nouns",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with multiple genders",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Old Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "cy:Grammar",
    "cy:Music",
    "cy:Time"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "amser i ffwrdd"
    },
    {
      "english": "time away, time off",
      "translation": "time away, time off",
      "word": "amser bant"
    },
    {
      "english": "timetable",
      "translation": "timetable",
      "word": "amserlen"
    },
    {
      "english": "timely",
      "translation": "timely",
      "word": "amserol"
    },
    {
      "english": "to time",
      "translation": "to time",
      "word": "amseru"
    },
    {
      "english": "on time",
      "translation": "on time",
      "word": "ar amser"
    },
    {
      "english": "inopportune time",
      "translation": "inopportune time",
      "word": "camamser"
    },
    {
      "english": "full-time",
      "translation": "full-time",
      "word": "llawn-amser"
    },
    {
      "english": "part-time",
      "translation": "part-time",
      "word": "rhan-amser"
    },
    {
      "english": "once in a blue moon",
      "translation": "once in a blue moon",
      "word": "unwaith yn y pedwar amser"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "cel-pro",
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh amser, from Old Welsh amser, from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”); cognate with Old Irish aimser.",
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    {
      "form": "amserau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amseroedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amserion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amseron",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amser",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamser",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "prothesis-h"
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      "english": "(period of) time",
      "translation": "(period of) time",
      "word": "pryd"
    },
    {
      "english": "time (instance)",
      "translation": "time (instance)",
      "word": "gwaith"
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈamsar/",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "amser"
}

Download raw JSONL data for amser meaning in Welsh (4.0kB)

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