ember

Meaning

Noun

1. A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.
2. Smoldering ash.

Adj

Making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer.

Synonyms

coal

glowing coal

cinder

live coal

embers

ash

brand

firebrand

spark

stub

burning coal

ember-goose

hot ciders

firestick

izle

carbon

charcoal

clinker

live coals

pilot light

smolder

smoulder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛm.bə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: embre

Inherited from Old English: ǣmyrġe

Cognate with Old High German: eimuria

Cognate with Danish: emmer

Cognate with Swedish: mörja

Inherited from Middle English: embryne

Inherited from Old English: ymbryne

In summary

From Middle English embre, eymbre, aymer, eymere, emeri, from Old English ǣmyrġe, from Proto-West Germanic *aimurjā, from Proto-Germanic *aimuzjǭ, a compound of *aimaz + *uzjǭ. The latter is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- (“to burn”). The b is intrusive and was added in English for ease of pronunciation when the vowel of the second syllable (y) disappeared.
See also Old High German eimuria (“pyre”), Danish emmer, Swedish mörja (“embers”).