Amos

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See also: amos, Amós, Āmos, -amos, and Ámós

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.məs/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪməs

Proper noun[edit]

Amos

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  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  3. A prophet, author of the book of Amos.
  4. A surname.
  5. A town in Quebec

Translations[edit]

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Faroese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amos m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes[edit]

Patronymics

  • son of Amos: Amosson or Amosson
  • daughter of Amos: Amosardóttir or Amosdóttir

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Amos
Accusative Amos
Dative Amosi
Genitive Amosar, Amos

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The city is named after Alice Gouin (né Amos; 1868–1940), the wife of prime minister of Québec Lomer Gouin (1861–1929).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amos m

  1. (biblical) Amos
  2. A city in Abitibi, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms[edit]

German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amos m (proper noun, strong, genitive Amos')

  1. Amos
  2. the book of Amos

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Biblical Hebrew עמוס(Amos, to carry; a burden).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Amos m

  1. (religion) Amos
  2. book of Amos
  3. a male given name

References[edit]

  1. ^ Amos in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007

Anagrams[edit]

Slovak[edit]

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Hebrew עמוס(Amos, to carry; a burden).

Proper noun[edit]

Amos

  1. (religion) Amos

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Amós.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: A‧mos
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈmos/, [ʔɐˈmos]

Proper noun[edit]

Amós

  1. (religion) Amos