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Amor
amor
amor
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /əˈmor/
- (Western) IPA(key): /aˈmoɾ/
- Rhymes: -oɾ
Etymology
From Old Provençal amor, from Latin amōre, singular ablative of amor.
Noun
amor m (plural amors)
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese amor, from Latin amor, amōrem.
Noun
amor m (plural amores)
Antonyms
Related terms
Icelandic
Etymology
Noun
amor m (genitive singular amors, no plural)
- (rare) love
Synonyms
Derived terms
- amorslegur
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.mor/
Etymology 1
Noun
amor m (genitive amōris); third declension
- love
- Amor omnia vincit.
- Love conquers all.
- Amor omnia vincit.
- beloved
- sex
- (plural only) love affair
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | amor | amōrēs |
genitive | amōris | amōrum |
dative | amōrī | amōribus |
accusative | amōrem | amōrēs |
ablative | amōre | amōribus |
vocative | amor | amōrēs |
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inflected form of amō (“I love”).
Verb
amor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of amō
References
- amor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- AMOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “amor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to feel affection for a person: in amore habere aliquem
- to feel affection for a person: amore prosequi, amplecti aliquem
- to be fired with love: amore captum, incensum, inflammatum esse, ardere
- to banish love from one's mind: amorem ex animo eicere
- somebody's darling: amores et deliciae alicuius
- to be some one's favourite: in amore et deliciis esse alicui (active in deliciis habere aliquem)
- to feel affection for a person: in amore habere aliquem
- amor in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- amor in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Occitan
Alternative forms
- amour (Mistralian)
Etymology
From Old Provençal amor, from Latin amor, amōrem.
Noun
amor m (plural amors)
Related terms
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
amor m
Usage notes
- Attestable as both a masculine and a feminine noun, sometimes both in the same text
- Often capitalized because of the perceived importance of the word
Descendants
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin amor (“love”), amōrem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmoɾ/
Noun
amor m
- love
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 80 (facsimile):
- De graça chẽa e damor / de deus acorre nos ſennor.
- (Our) Lady, full of grace and of God's love, come to our aid.
- De graça chẽa e damor / de deus acorre nos ſennor.
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 80 (facsimile):
Descendants
Old Provençal
Etymology
Noun
amor m (oblique plural amors, nominative singular amors, nominative plural amor)
- love
- c. 1160, Raimbaut d'Aurenga, vers:
- Assatz sai d’amor ben parlar [...].
- Well I know how to speak of love.
- c. 1160, Raimbaut d'Aurenga, vers:
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese amor, from Latin amor, amōrem, from amō (“I love”).
Cognate with Galician amor, Spanish amor, Catalan amor, Occitan amor, French amour, Italian amore and Romanian amor.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ˈmoɾ/, /a.ˈmox/, /a.ˈmoh/, /a.ˈmoɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ˈmoɾ/
- Hyphenation: a‧mor
- Rhymes: -oɾ
Noun
amor m (plural amores)
- love
- 1607, Luís Vaz de Camões, Rimas, Amor é fogo que arde sem se ver:
- Amor he hum fogo que arde ſem ſe ver
- Love is a fire that burns but is not seen
- Amor he hum fogo que arde ſem ſe ver
- 1607, Luís Vaz de Camões, Rimas, Amor é fogo que arde sem se ver:
- honey (term of affection)
- Amor, cheguei.
- Honey, I'm home.
- Amor, cheguei.
Synonyms
- (honey): querido
Antonyms
Derived terms
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin amor, borrowing from French amour, borrowing from Italian amore.
Noun
amor n (plural amoruri)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) amor | amorul | (niște) amoruri | amorurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) amor | amorului | (unor) amoruri | amorurilor |
vocative | amorule | amorurilor |