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amer

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See also: âmèr, Amer, amer., and Amer.

Franco-Provençal

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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amer (Valdôtain, Graphie BREL)

  1. Alternative form of amâr (bitter)

References

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  • amer in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
  • amer in Patois VdA: Le site du Francoprovençal en Vallée d'Aoste – on patoisvda.org

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French amer, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mós (bitter, raw).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. bitter
  2. sour

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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amèr (plural amer-amer)

  1. Short for anggur merah (red wine).

Javanese

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Romanization

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amer

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦩꦼꦂ

Latin

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Verb

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amer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of amō, "I may/might be loved"

Middle French

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Verb

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amer

  1. (rare) Alternative form of aymer

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Old French

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Etymology 1

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From Latin amāre.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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amer

  1. to love
    1. (Anglo-Norman) to be faithful to
    2. (Anglo-Norman, euphemistic) to make love to
  2. to like
    1. (Anglo-Norman) to be fond of
    2. (Anglo-Norman) to prefer
Conjugation
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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ms, *-mt are modified to ns, nt. This verb has a stressed present stem aim distinct from the unstressed stem am. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Descendants
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  • French: aimer
  • Norman: aimer

References

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  • amer in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022

Etymology 2

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From Latin amārus.

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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amer m (oblique and nominative feminine singular amere)

  1. bitter
  2. sour
  3. (Anglo-Norman, figurative) painful; unpleasant; grievous
  4. (Anglo-Norman) fierce
Declension
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Case masculine feminine neuter
singular subject amers amere amer
oblique amer amere amer
plural subject amer ameres amer
oblique amers ameres amer
Descendants
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References

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  • amer in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022

Old Saxon

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Noun

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amer f

  1. Alternative form of amsla