aimsir

Irish

Alternative forms
  • aimsear

Etymology

From Old Irish aimser[1] (compare Manx emshir), from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Welsh amser and Breton amzer).

Pronunciation

Noun

aimsir f (genitive singular aimsire, nominative plural aimsirí)

  1. (uncountable) weather
    Synonym: síon
  2. (uncountable) time
    Is maith an scéalaí an aimsir.
    Time is a good storyteller.
  3. (countable) time of year, season
  4. (countable) period of service
  5. (countable) period of gestation
  6. (countable, grammar) tense
    comhleanúint na n-aimsirí ― sequence of tenses

Declension
Declension of aimsir

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aimsir aimsirí
Vocative a aimsir a aimsirí
Genitive aimsire aimsirí
Dative aimsir aimsirí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an aimsir na haimsirí
Genitive na haimsire na n-aimsirí
Dative leis an aimsir

don aimsir

 leis na haimsirí

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aimsir n-aimsir haimsir not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aimser”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 22, page 13
  3. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 23
  4. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 297, page 105

Further reading

Middle Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈamʲɕərʲ/

Noun

aimsir

  1. accusative/dative singular of aimser

Mutation
Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
aimsirunchangedn-aimsir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈamʲsʲirʲ]

Noun

aimsir

  1. inflection of aimser:
    1. accusative/dative singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
aimsir unchanged n-aimsir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aimser f, from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Welsh amser).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.mɛ.ʃɪɾʲ/, /ˈɛ.mi.ʃɪɾʲ/

Noun

aimsir f (genitive singular aimsir or aimsire, plural aimsirean)

  1. time, epoch, season
    an aimsir a chaidh ― the past (lit. time that went)
    an t-seann aimsir ― old time(s)
    an aimsir seo ― these times
  2. weather, climate
    Tha droch aimsir ann an-diugh. ― The weather is bad today. (lit. There is bad weather there today.)

Declension
Declension of aimsir (class IIb feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative aimsir aimsirean
Genitive aimsire, aimsir aimsirean
Dative aimsir aimsirean; aimsiribh*
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) aimsir (na) h-aimsirean
Genitive (na) h-aimsire, h-aimsir (nan) aimsirean
Dative (an) aimsir (na) h-aimsirean; h-aimsiribh*
Vocative (a) aimsir (a) aimsirean

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aimsirn-aimsirh-aimsirt-aimsir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “aimsir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aimser”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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