aimser

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *amsterā (time, moment) (compare Middle Welsh amser).

Noun

aimser f (genitive aimsire, nominative plural aimsera)

  1. point in time
    Synonyms: úar, tráth
  2. period of time, season
    Synonyms: tráth, , síst
  3. age, epoch
  4. rule, reign
  5. season, weather
  6. (phonology) length

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative aimserL aimsirL aimseraH
Vocative aimserL aimsirL aimseraH
Accusative aimsirN aimsirL aimseraH
Genitive aimsireH aimserL aimserN
Dative aimsirL aimseraib aimseraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: aimsir
  • Manx: emshir
  • Scottish Gaelic: aimsir

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
aimser
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-aimser
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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