Amazon

See also amazon

English

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazōn).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæməzən/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæməzɑːn/

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Noun

Amazon (plural Amazons)

1. (Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area.
2. A female warrior.
3. A tall, strong, or athletic woman.

Translations

Mythological female warrior

• Armenian: ամազոնուհի (hy) (amazonuhi)
• Catalan: amazona (ca) f
• Czech: Amazonka (cs) f
• Finnish: amatsoni (fi)
• Italian: amazzone (it)
• Japanese: アマゾネス (ja) (amazonesu), アマゾン (ja) (amazon)
• Navajo: dłį́, dłį́baa'

• Polish: Amazonka (pl) f
• Russian: амазонка (ru) (amazónka) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Амазонка (sh) f

  Roman: Amazonka (sh) f

• Swedish: amason (sv) c

Etymology 2

From Spanish, Río Amazonas. It is common belief that the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana fought a battle against a tribe of Tapuya savages, in which the women fought alongside the men. He no doubt derived the name from the Amazons in Greek mythology.

Proper noun

the Amazon

1. A river of South America that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the South Atlantic.
2. A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin.
3. Used attributively in compounds.

   the Amazon River; the Amazon Rainforest; the Amazon Basin

   Amazon milk frog

Translations

River

• Armenian: Ամազոն (hy) (Amazon)
• Catalan: Amazones (ca) m
• Czech: Amazonka (cs) f
• French: Amazone (fr) f
• German: Amazonas (de) m
• Hungarian: Amazonas (hu)
• Inuktitut: ᐋᒪᓱᓐ (iu) (Aamasun)
• Irish: An Amasóin (ga) f

• Japanese: アマゾン (ja) (amazon)
• Polish: Amazonka (pl) f
• Russian: Амазонка (ru) (Amazónka) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Амазон (sh) m, Амазона (sh) f

  Roman: Amazon (sh) m, Amazona (sh) f

• Spanish: Amazonas (es) m
• Swedish: Amazonfloden (sv)

Used attributively in compounds.

• Catalan: amazònic (ca)
• Russian: амазонский (ru) (amazónskij)

• Serbo-Croatian: амазонски (sh) (amazonski) m

Derived terms

• Amazonian
• Amazon milk frog

Noun

Amazon (plural Amazons)

1. Any of the large parrots from the genus Amazona.

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Latin

Noun

Amāzon (genitive Amāzonis); f, third declension

1. an Amazon
2. a female warrior

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	Amāzon	Amāzonēs
genitive	Amāzonis	Amāzonum
dative	Amāzonī	Amāzonibus
accusative	Amāzonem	Amāzonēs
ablative	Amāzone	Amāzonibus
vocative	Amāzon	Amāzonēs