amper

See also: Amper and ampér

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *amprō, *amprā (“dock, sorrel”), which is related to Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sharp”). Related to aber.

Alternative forms

• ampor, nanberry, anbury, anberry, ambury

Noun

amper (plural ampers)

1. A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.
2. A defect or flaw, especially in cloth.

Derived terms

• ampered
• ampery

Etymology 2

Noun

amper (plural ampers)

1. Abbreviation of ampersand.
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References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013), “ampra/ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 25

Anagrams

• perma-, prame, remap

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inconclusive. Whilst its current definition was long thought to have come from Indonesian hampir due to its exclusive presence in Dutch (and no other Germanic language), this would not explain its high and almost universal usage in Flemish. More likely would be if it originated on Dutch soil. In that case, the meaning would have changed somewhat from the earlier Middle Dutch amper (“sour”) – compare the semantic development of German sehr (“very”), Alemannic German rüüdig (“very”). This word, in turn, is Germanic, and a cognate to the Swedish amper, German Ampfer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.pər/

• Audio:

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Adverb

amper

1. almost

   Jouself amper gekak!

   You almost shat yourself!

Albanian

Noun

amper m (definite amperi)

1. (physics) ampere (unit of electrical current)

Declension

Declension of amper

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	amper	amperi
accusative		amperin
dative/ablative	amperi	amperit

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[3], 1980
• “amper”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Ambonese Malay

Adverb

amper

1. near

Dutch

Etymology

Inconclusive. Whilst its current definition was long thought to have come from Indonesian hampir due to its exclusive presence in Dutch (and no other Germanic language), this would not explain its high and almost universal usage in Flemish. More likely would be if it originated on Dutch soil. In that case, the meaning would have changed somewhat from the earlier Middle Dutch amper (“sour”) – compare the semantic development of German sehr (“very”), Alemannic German rüüdig (“very”). This word, in turn, is Germanic, and a cognate to the Swedish amper, German Ampfer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmpər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: am‧per
• Rhymes: -ɑmpər

Adverb

amper

1. scarcely, barely

   Synonym: nauwelijks

   Dat is amper de moeite waard!

   That's barely worth the effort!

Descendants

• Petjo: amper

Adjective

amper

1. (archaic) sour

Further reading

• AMPER II, Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal

Hungarian

Etymology

Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒmpɛr]
• Rhymes: -ɛr
• Hyphenation: am‧per

Noun

amper (plural amperek)

1. ampere (a unit of electrical current, symbol: A)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	amper	amperek
accusative	ampert	ampereket
dative	ampernek	ampereknek
instrumental	amperrel	amperekkel
causal-final	amperért	amperekért
translative	amperré	amperekké
terminative	amperig	amperekig
essive-formal	amperként	amperekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	amperben	amperekben
superessive	amperen	ampereken
adessive	ampernél	ampereknél
illative	amperbe	amperekbe
sublative	amperre	amperekre
allative	amperhez	amperekhez
elative	amperből	amperekből
delative	amperről	amperekről
ablative	ampertől	amperektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	amperé	ampereké
non-attributive possessive – plural	amperéi	amperekéi

Possessive forms of amper

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	amperem	ampereim, amperjeim
2nd person sing.	ampered	ampereid, amperjeid
3rd person sing.	ampere, amperje	amperei, amperjei
1st person plural	amperünk	ampereink, amperjeink
2nd person plural	amperetek	ampereitek, amperjeitek
3rd person plural	amperük, amperjük	ampereik, amperjeik

Derived terms

• amperes

Compound words

• ampermérő
• amperóra
• kiloamper
• mikroamper
• milliamper

Further reading

• amper in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• amper in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Icelandic

Etymology

Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam̥pɛ(ː)r/

Noun

amper n (genitive singular ampers, nominative plural amper)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Declension

Declension of amper (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	amper	amperið	amper	amperin
accusative	amper	amperið	amper	amperin
dative	amperi	amperinu	amperum	amperunum
genitive	ampers	ampersins	ampera	amperanna

Mokilese

Etymology

Clipping of amperehla, from English umbrella.

Noun

amper

1. umbrella

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎^[4], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 8

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Apparently from Middle Low German. Perhaps cognate with Old Norse apr (“hard, painful”).

Adjective

amper (neuter singular ampert, definite singular and plural ampre, comparative amprere, indefinite superlative amprest)

1. (of people) petulant; easily aggravated

Synonyms

• hissig
• krakilsk
• irritabel
• opphisset
• stri
• vrang

References

• “amper” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “amper” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ampère. Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836). First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.pɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ampɛr
• Syllabification: am‧per

Noun

amper m inan (abbreviation A)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Declension

Declension of amper

	singular	plural
nominative	amper	ampery
genitive	ampera	amperów
dative	amperowi	amperom
accusative	amper	ampery
instrumental	amperem	amperami
locative	amperze	amperach
vocative	amperze	ampery

Derived terms

nouns

• amperogodzina
• amperometr
• amperometria
• amperomierz
• amperosekunda
• amperowoltomierz
• amperozwój

Related terms

noun

• amperaż

Further reading

• “amper”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[5] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “amper”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[6] (in Polish)
• amper in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ampère.

Noun

amper m (plural amperi)

1. ampere

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	amper	amperul	amperi	amperii
genitive-dative	amper	amperului	amperi	amperilor
vocative	amperule		amperilor

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

àmpēr m inan (Cyrillic spelling а̀мпе̄р)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Declension

Declension of amper

	singular	plural
nominative	amper	amperi
genitive	ampera	ampera
dative	amperu	amperima
accusative	amper	ampere
vocative	amperu	amperi
locative	amperu	amperima
instrumental	amperom	amperima

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ampɛ́ːr/

Noun

ampȇr m inan

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	ampêr
gen. sing.	ampêrja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	ampêr	ampêrja	ampêrji
genitive (rodȋlnik)	ampêrja	ampêrjev	ampêrjev
dative (dajȃlnik)	ampêrju	ampêrjema	ampêrjem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	ampêr	ampêrja	ampêrje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	ampêrju	ampêrjih	ampêrjih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	ampêrjem	ampêrjema	ampêrji

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish amper. Nationalencyklopedins ordbok traces the word to German Low German amper (“sharp; harsh”). According to Svenska Akademiens ordbok it is also related to Latin amarus (“bitter”) and Sanskrit अम्ल (amla, “sour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈampɛr/

Adjective

amper (comparative amprare, superlative amprast)

1. harsh, stern, particularly about older women

   En amper bondmora.

   A stern peasantwoman.

2. (of taste) pungent, biting, strong

   Till desserten serverades vi en synnerligen amper blåmögelost.

   At the dessert, we were served a very strong blue cheese.

Declension

Inflection of amper

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	amper	amprare	amprast
neuter singular	ampert	amprare	amprast
plural	ampra	amprare	amprast
masculine plural2	ampre	amprare	amprast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	ampre	amprare	ampraste
all	ampra	amprare	ampraste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Anagrams

• ampre

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English ampere, named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836). Doublet of amperyo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔampeɾ/ [ˈʔam.pɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -ampeɾ
• Syllabification: am‧per

Noun

amper (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔)

1. ampere

   Synonym: amperyo

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 48

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ampère.

Noun

amper (definite accusative amperi, plural amperler)

1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Declension

Declension of amper

singular plural nominative amper amperler definite accusative amperi amperleri dative ampere amperlere locative amperde amperlerde ablative amperden amperlerden genitive amperin amperlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular amperim amperlerim 2nd singular amperin amperlerin 3rd singular amperi amperleri 1st plural amperimiz amperlerimiz 2nd plural amperiniz amperleriniz 3rd plural amperleri amperleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular amperimi amperlerimi 2nd singular amperini amperlerini 3rd singular amperini amperlerini 1st plural amperimizi amperlerimizi 2nd plural amperinizi amperlerinizi 3rd plural amperlerini amperlerini dative singular plural 1st singular amperime amperlerime 2nd singular amperine amperlerine 3rd singular amperine amperlerine 1st plural amperimize amperlerimize 2nd plural amperinize amperlerinize 3rd plural amperlerine amperlerine locative singular plural 1st singular amperimde amperlerimde 2nd singular amperinde amperlerinde 3rd singular amperinde amperlerinde 1st plural amperimizde amperlerimizde 2nd plural amperinizde amperlerinizde 3rd plural amperlerinde amperlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular amperimden amperlerimden 2nd singular amperinden amperlerinden 3rd singular amperinden amperlerinden 1st plural amperimizden amperlerimizden 2nd plural amperinizden amperlerinizden 3rd plural amperlerinden amperlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular amperimin amperlerimin 2nd singular amperinin amperlerinin 3rd singular amperinin amperlerinin 1st plural amperimizin amperlerimizin 2nd plural amperinizin amperlerinizin 3rd plural amperlerinin amperlerinin

References

• “amper”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

West Frisian

Adverb

amper

1. barely, hardly, scarcely
2. virtually

Further reading

• “amper (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011