aber

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English [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse apr, *appr, *ampr (cold, sharp, chilly, bad, sad), from Proto-Germanic *ampraz (sour, bitter, sharp, evil), from Proto-Indo-European *ōmos-, *am(r)-, *om- (raw, bitter, sharp tasting, sour). Cognate with Icelandic napur (biting), Swedish amper (sharp, pungent), Dutch amper (sharp, pungent, bitter, immature), German Ampfer (a sorrel), Latin amārus (morose, bitter, harsh). Related to Old English ampre (dock, sorrel). See amper.

Adjective [edit]

aber (comparative more aber, superlative most aber)

  1. (UK dialectal) Sharp; keen.
  2. (UK dialectal) With sharp outlines; clear; distinct.
  3. (UK dialectal) Sharp-sighted; keen; observant; watchful.
  4. (UK dialectal) Keen; eager; ready; anxious.

Verb [edit]

aber (third-person singular simple present abers, present participle abering, simple past and past participle abered)

  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To sharpen, as a knife.
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To stir up and make bright, as a fire.

Aragonese [edit]

Verb [edit]

aber

  1. to have

Danish [edit]

Noun [edit]

aber c

  1. plural indefinite of abe

Verb [edit]

aber

  1. present of abe

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Breton aber

Noun [edit]

aber m (plural abers)

  1. (geography) A ria, especially one in Brittany.

German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German avur.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈʔaːbɐ]
  • (file)

Adverb [edit]

aber

  1. again (mostly used in abermals, yet another time)

Conjunction [edit]

aber

  1. but, though

Derived terms [edit]


Swedish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

German conjunction aber (but), turned into a noun (as in "no buts and no ifs").

Noun [edit]

aber n

  1. a problem, an obstacle, a difficulty

Declension [edit]

The plural is the same, but definite forms do not apply.

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Welsh [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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Noun [edit]

aber m and f (plural aberoedd or ebyr)

  1. estuary, mouth of a river