/ˈampɛr/
UrsprungFrom 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”).
- harsh, stern, particularly about older women
“En amper bondmora.” — A stern peasantwoman.
- pungent, biting, strong
“Till desserten serverades vi en synnerligen amper blåmögelost.” — At the dessert, we were served a very strong blue cheese.
Formeramprare(comparative) · amprast(superlative) · amper(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · amprare(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · amprast(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · ampert(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · amprare(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · amprast(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · ampra(indefinite, plural, positive) · amprare(comparative, indefinite, plural) · amprast(indefinite, plural, superlative) · ampre(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · amprare(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · amprast(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · ampre(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · amprare(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · ampraste(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · ampra(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive) · amprare(comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form) · ampraste(definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative)