aimsir

== Irish == === Alternative forms === aimsear === Etymology === From Old Irish aimser (compare Manx emshir), from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Welsh amser and Breton amzer). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈaimʲʃəɾʲ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈæmʲʃəɾʲ/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈæːmʲʃəɾʲ] (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈamʲʃəɾʲ/ === Noun === aimsir f (genitive singular aimsire, nominative plural aimsirí) (uncountable) weather Synonym: síon (uncountable) time (countable) time of year, season (countable) period of service (countable) period of gestation (countable, grammar) tense comhleanúint na n-aimsirí ― sequence of tenses ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aimsir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “aimsear”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 12 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “aimsir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “aimsir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Middle Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈamʲɕərʲ/ === Noun === aimsir accusative/dative singular of aimser === Mutation === == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaβ̃ʲ.sʲəɾʲ/ (Blasse) [ˈaβ̃ʲ.sʲɪɾʲ] (Griffith) [ˈaβ̃ʲ.sʲɨɾʲ] === Noun === aimsir inflection of aimser: accusative/dative singular nominative/vocative/accusative dual === Mutation === == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish aimser f, from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Welsh amser). === Pronunciation === (Lewis, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈãˈmã.ʃəɾ/ (Uist, Skye) IPA(key): /ˈɛˈmɛʃɪɾʲ/ (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈæˈmæʃɪɾʲ] === Noun === aimsir f (genitive singular aimsir or aimsire, plural aimsirean) time, epoch, season an aimsir a chaidh ― the past (lit. time that went) an t-seann aimsir ― old time(s) an aimsir seo ― these times weather, climate Tha droch aimsir ann an-diugh. ― The weather is bad today. (lit. There is bad weather there today.) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (season): ràith (weather): sìde ==== Derived terms ==== atharrachadh aimsir (“climate change”) gearraimsir (“short time”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “aimsir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aimser”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language