ameia

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin minās, minae (“battlements”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmej.ɐ/ [aˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmej.ɐ/ [aˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmej.a/ [aˈmeɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈme.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧mei‧a

Noun

ameia f (plural ameias)

1. battlement (indented parapet formed by a series of rising members)
2. crenel (space between merlons)

Verb

ameia

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Etymology 2

See amear, from a- +‎ meio (“half”) +‎ -ar

Verb

ameia

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) amia
• (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) amitga

Etymology

From Latin amīca.

Noun

ameia f (plural ameias)

1. (Surmiran) (female) friend, girlfriend

Coordinate terms

• (gender): amei