aimser

== Middle Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish aimser, from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Middle Welsh amser), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mh₁-eh₂, from the root *h₂meh₁- (“to mow, reap, harvest”). Stifter suggests derivation from Proto-Celtic *ammansterā or *ammanstero, related to Old Irish amm (“time”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂etmn̥ (“wandering”), from the root *h₂et- (“to go”), thus cognate with Latin annus (“year”) and Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌽 (*aþn) or *𐌰𐌸𐌽𐍃 (*aþns, “year”) (attested in 𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌽𐌹 (ataþni, “year”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈamʲɕəɾ/ === Noun === aimser f (genitive aimsire, nominative plural aimsera) time ==== Inflection ==== Accusative/dative singular: aimsir ==== Descendants ==== Irish: aimsir Manx: emshir Scottish Gaelic: aimsir === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aimser”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Middle Welsh amser), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mh₁-eh₂, from the root *h₂meh₁- (“to mow, reap, harvest”). Stifter suggests derivation from Proto-Celtic *ammansterā or *ammansteros, related to amm (“time”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂etmn̥ (“wandering”), from the root *h₂et- (“to go”), thus cognate with Latin annus (“year”) and Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌽 (*aþn) or *𐌰𐌸𐌽𐍃 (*aþns, “year”) (attested in 𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌽𐌹 (ataþni, “year”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈamʲ.sʲəɾ/ (Blasse) [ˈamʲ.sʲeɾ] (Griffith) [ˈamʲ.sʲəɾ] === Noun === aimser f (genitive aimsire, nominative plural aimsera) point in time Synonyms: úar, tráth period of time, season Synonyms: tráth, ré, síst age, epoch rule, reign season, weather (phonology) length For quotations using this term, see Citations:aimser. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== aimseracht aimserad aimserdae ==== Related terms ==== amm ==== Descendants ==== Middle Irish: aimserIrish: aimsirManx: emshirScottish Gaelic: aimsir === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aimser”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language