אַמפּער

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German ampfer, Old High German ampfaro m, from Proto-West Germanic *amprō. Compare German Ampfer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈampər/

Noun

אַמפּער • (amper) m, plural אַמפּערן (ampern)

1. (Daytshmerish, archaic elsewhere) sorrel

   Synonyms: שטשאַוו (shtshav), קוואַסעץ (kvasets), כטשוף (khtshuf), צוויי (tsvey)

2. (dialectal) bucket

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַמפּער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].

Etymology 2

Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836). Probably entered Yiddish via Belarusian ампе́р (ampjér), Russian, Ukrainian ампе́р (ampér).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈpɛr/

Noun

אַמפּער • (amper) m, plural אַמפּערן (ampern)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Derived terms

• אַמפּער־שעה (amper-sho, “ampere hour”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַמפּער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [2].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “ampere”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN