amo

See also Amo., amò, amó, and амо

Afar

Noun

amo

1. head

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Catalan

Noun

amo m (plural amos)

1. owner (of a piece of land or real estate, a business, etc.)
2. master

Verb

amo

1. First-person singular present indicative form of amar.

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Chickasaw

Verb

amo

1. to mow

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Classical Nahuatl

Particle

amo

1. Alternative spelling of ahmo.

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈamo/
• Hyphenation: a‧mo

Noun

amo (plural amoj, accusative singular amon, accusative plural amojn)

1. love

Derived terms

• ami

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Galician

Verb

amo

1. first-person singular present indicative of amar

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Hawaiian

Noun

amo

1. burden

Verb

amo

1. (transitive) to carry (on the shoulders)

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Ido

Noun

amo (plural ami)

1. love

Derived terms

• suamo

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin hāmus.

Noun

amo m (plural ami)

1. hook

Etymology 2

From Latin amō.

Verb form

amo

1. first-person singular present tense of amare

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Ladino

Noun

amo m (Latin spelling)

1. boss, owner

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Latin

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *am-a-, *am- (“mother, aunt”), a lost nursery-word of the papa-type. Compare amita (“aunt”), Old High German amma (“nurse”). Alternatively, O. Hackstein suggests Proto-Indo-European *h₂emh₃- (“seize”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈa.moː/

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Verb

present active amō, present infinitive amāre, perfect active amāvī, supine amātum.

1. I love.
   • Plautus

     Tu me amas, ego te amo.

     You love me and I love you.

2. I am fond of, like.
3. I am under obligation to; I am obliged to.
4. (with infinitive) To enjoy, be accustomed.

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	amō	amās	amat	amāmus	amātis	amant
	future	amābō	amābis	amābit	amābimus	amābitis	amābunt
	imperfect	amābam	amābās	amābat	amābāmus	amābātis	amābant
	perfect	amāvī	amāvistī	amāvit	amāvimus	amāvistis	amāvērunt
	future perfect	amāverō	amāveris	amāverit	amāverimus	amāveritis	amāverint
	pluperfect	amāveram	amāverās	amāverat	amāverāmus	amāverātis	amāverant
passive	present	amor	amāris	amātur	amāmur	amāminī	amantur
	future	amābor	amāberis	amābitur	amābimur	amābiminī	amābuntur
	imperfect	amābar	amābāris	amābātur	amābāmur	amābāminī	amābantur
	perfect	Use amātus m, amāta f, amātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use amātus m, amāta f, amātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use amātus m, amāta f, amātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	amem	amēs	amet	amēmus	amētis	ament
	imperfect	amārem	amārēs	amāret	amārēmus	amārētis	amārent
	perfect	amāverim	amāverīs	amāverit	amāverīmus	amāverītis	amāverint
	pluperfect	amāvissem	amāvissēs	amāvisset	amāvissēmus	amāvissētis	amāvissent
passive	present	amer	amēris	amētur	amēmur	amēminī	amentur
	imperfect	amārer	amārēris	amārētur	amārēmur	amārēminī	amārentur
	perfect	Use amātus m, amāta f, amātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use amātus m, amāta f, amātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	amā	amātō	amātō	amāre	amātor	amātor
	plural	amāte	amātōte	amantō	amāminī	—	amantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		amāre	amāvisse	amātūrus esse	amārī	amātus esse	amātum īrī
participles		amāns (amantis)	—	amātūrus-ra, -rum	—	amātus-a, -um	amandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• amābilis
• amābō tē
• amātus

Related terms

amāns amanter amāta amātor

amātōriē amātōrius amīcus m, amīca f amīcē

amīcitia amīcula amīcus amor

Descendants

Catalan: amar Dalmatian: amur Esperanto: ami French: aimer Galician: amar Ido: amar Interlingua: amar

Italian: amare Novial: ama Old Provençal: amar Portuguese: amar Romansch: amar Spanish: amar

See also

• amoenus

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Maori

Verb

amo

1. carry (on a litter)

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Portuguese

Verb

amo

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of amar

Noun

amo m (plural amos)

1. master

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /âːmo/
• Hyphenation: a‧mo

Adverb

ȃmo (Cyrillic spelling а̑мо)

1. hither, here
2. this way

Synonyms

• ȃmoder
• òvāmo

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Shabo

Verb

amo

1. (intransitive) to come

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Spanish

Noun

amo m (plural amos, feminine singular ama, feminine plural amas)

1. master

Verb

amo (infinitive amar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of amar.