# aimsir
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* aimsear

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈɑimʲʃəɾʲ/
* (Aran) IPA: /ˈæmʲʃəɾʲ/
* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /ˈæːmʲʃəɾʲ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈamʲʃəɾʲ/

### Noun

aimsir f (genitive singular aimsire, nominative plural aimsirí)
* (uncountable) weather
    Synonym: síon
* (uncountable) time
    Is maith an scéalaí an aimsir.Time is a good storyteller.
* (countable) time of year, season
* (countable) period of service
* (countable) period of gestation
* (countable, grammar) tense
    comhleanúint na n-aimsirí ― sequence of tenses

#### 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

* aimsir chaite (“past tense”)
* aimsir mhór (“foul weather”)
* an tseanaimsir (“old times”)
* anaimsir
* buachaill aimsire
* cailín aimsire
* cairt aimsire
* caitheamh aimsire (“amusement, pastime”)
* cianaimsir (“a long time”)
* crua-aimsir (“severe weather”)
* fronta aimsire (“weather front”)
* gloine aimsire (“weatherglass”)
* iar-aimsire (“of later time”, adjective)
* iomrall aimsire (“anachronism”)
* léarscáil aimsire
* mapa aimsire
* satailít aimsire

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aimser”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 22, page 13
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 23
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 297, page 105

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aimsir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aimsear”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 12
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aimsir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “aimsir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Middle Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈamʲɕərʲ/

### Noun

aimsir
* accusative/dative singular of aimser

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈamʲsʲirʲ]

### Noun

aimsir
* inflection of aimser:
** accusative/dative singular
** nominative/vocative/accusative dual

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Lewis, Wester Ross) IPA: /ˈãˈmã.ʃəɾ/
* (Uist, Skye) IPA: /ˈɛˈmɛʃɪɾʲ/
* (Barra) IPA: [ˈæˈmæʃɪɾʲ]

### Noun

aimsir f (genitive singular aimsir or aimsire, plural aimsirean)
* 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
* weather, climate
    Tha droch aimsir ann an-diugh. ― The weather is bad today. (lit. There is bad weather there today.)

#### Declension

$^✝$ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

#### Synonyms

* (season): ràith
* (weather): sìde

#### Derived terms

* atharrachadh aimsir (“climate change”)
* gearraimsir (“short time”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
* ↑ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
* ↑ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99‎, Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “aimsir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aimser”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language