amer

French

Etymology

From Latin amārus.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /amɛʀ/

Adjective

amer m (feminine amère, masculine plural amers, feminine plural amères)

1. bitter
2. sour

See also

• amertume
• âpre
• doux-amer

Anagrams

• arme, armé, mare, rame, ramé

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Latin

Verb

amer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of amō
   1. "may I be loved"
   2. "may I be liked"

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Old French

Etymology 1

Latin amō.

Verb

amer

1. to love
2. to like

Descendants

• French: aimer

Conjugation

• This verb conjugates the same as other verbs ending -er, apart from an extra 'i' is inserted in some of the conjugated forms. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

   Conjugation of amer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		amer			avoir amé
gerund		en amant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		amant
past participle		amé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	aim, aime	aims, aimes	aim, aime	amons	amez, amés	aiment
	imperfect	amoe, ameie, amoie	amoes, ameies, amoies	amot, ameit, amoit	amions, amiions	amiez, amiiez	amoent, amient, amoient
	past historic	ama	amas	ama	amames	amastes	amerent
	future	amerai	ameras	amera	amerons	amerez, amereiz	ameront
	conditional	ameroe, amereie, ameroie	ameroes, amereied, ameroied	amerot, amereie, ameroie	amerions, ameriions	ameriez, ameriiez	ameroent, amereient, ameroient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	aim, aime	aims, aimes	aim, aime	amons	amez	aiment
	imperfect	amasse	amasses	amast	amissons	amissez, amissiez	amassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	aim, aime	—	amons	amez	—

Etymology 2

From Latin amārus

Adjective

amer m (feminine amere)

1. bitter
2. sour

Declension

  Declension of amer  

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	amers	amere	amer
	Oblique	amer	amere	amer
Plural	Subject	amer	ameres	amer
	Oblique	amers	ameres	amer

Descendants

• French: amer
• Jèrriais: amé

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Old Saxon

Noun

amer f

1. Alternative form of amsla.