Amazone

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.maːˈzɔː.nə/
  • Audio (Netherlands):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ama‧zo‧ne

Proper noun

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Amazone f

  1. Amazon (South American river)

Noun

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Amazone f (plural Amazonen or Amazones)

  1. Amazon (mythological female warrior)

Derived terms

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French

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Amazone f

  1. Amazon (river)

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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eine Amazone
Amazonen

Etymology

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Short form of Amazonenpapagei (Amazon parrot).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈamaˈt͡soːnə]
  • Hyphenation: Ama‧zo‧ne

Noun

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Amazone f (genitive Amazone, plural Amazonen)

  1. (ornithology) short form of Amazonenpapagei: Amazon parrot; any bird of the parrot genus Amazona.
  2. (in the plural) short form of Amazonenpapageien: the collective noun for birds of the genus Amazona in the family Psittacidae.

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Latin

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Noun

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Amāzone

  1. ablative singular of Amāzōn