German

Noun

Ambra f

1. ambergris

Italian

Etymology

ambra ‎(“amber”), cognate to the English name Amber.

Proper noun

Ambra f

1. A female given name of modern usage.

Anagrams

• brama

Danish

Noun

ambra c (singular definite ambraen, plural indefinite ambraer)

1. ambergris
2. southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)

Inflection

External links

• ambra on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Ambra (plante) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: amb‧ra

Noun

ambra

1. ambergris
2. (dated) The term keltainen ambra refers to amber (fossil resin).

Declension

Synonyms

• (ambergris): harmaa ambra
• (amber): meripihka

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): / ɑ̃.bʁa/
• Homophones: ambras, ambrât

Verb

ambra

1. third-person singular past historic of ambrer

Anagrams

• brama

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic عَنْبَر ‎(ʿanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian ʾmbl ‎(ambar, “ambergris”).

Noun

ambra f ‎(plural ambre)

1. amber

Related terms

• ambra grigia - ambergris
• ambrato

Anagrams

• brama

Latin

Etymology

First appearing in medieval Latin; probably derived from classical Latin ambrosia.

Noun

ambra f

1. amber (fossil resin)
2. ambergris

Related terms

• ambra grisea
• ambrosia
• ambrum

References

• AMBRA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ambra f ‎(Cyrillic spelling амбра)

1. ambergris
2. amber (fossil resin)

Synonyms

• (amber): jantar, ambar, amber