amante

See also: Amante

Asturian

Etymology

From amar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmante/ [aˈmãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: a‧man‧te

Noun

amante m or f (plural amantes)

1. lover (person who loves something)

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “amante”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “amante”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈamantɛ]

Noun

amante

1. vocative singular of amant

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmante/

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: a‧man‧te

Adverb

amante

1. present adverbial active participle of ami

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mɑ̃t/

• Audio; “une amante”:

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• Homophone: amantes

Noun

amante f (plural amantes)

1. female equivalent of amant (“lover”)

Further reading

• “amante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• amenât, émanât, entama

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmante/ [aˈmãn̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: a‧man‧te

Verb

amante

1. inflection of amantar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈman.te/

Participle

amante

1. present participle of amar

Istriot

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amantem.

Noun

amante

1. lover
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:

     A çiò che lo meîo amante el me cunprasse;

     So that my lover would buy me;

References

• Sandro Cergna (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria, →ISBN, page 24

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amantem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈman.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: a‧màn‧te

Noun

amante m or f by sense (plural amanti)

1. lover, paramour

Participle

amante m or f by sense (plural amanti)

1. present participle of amare

Anagrams

• manate, menata

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈman.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈman.te]

Participle

amante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of amāns

Noun

amante

1. ablative singular of amāns

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin amantem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
• Hyphenation: a‧man‧te

Adjective

amante m or f (plural amantes)

1. loving (affectionate)

Noun

amante m or f by sense (plural amantes)

1. lover (one who cares for another in a romantic way)
2. lover (someone who is not one's official partner); mistress, side chick; the other man, the other woman

   Ele foi flagrado na cama com sua amante.

   He was caught on the bed with his lover.

Further reading

• “amante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “amante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology 2

Verb

amante

1. inflection of amantar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amantem, or amar (“to love”) +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmante/ [aˈmãn̪.t̪e]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: a‧man‧te

Adjective

amante m or f (masculine and feminine plural amantes)

1. loving

   Synonym: amador

2. beloved; dear

   Synonym: bienamado

Derived terms

• amantísimo

Noun

amante m or f by sense (plural amantes)

1. lover (one who loves another person)
2. lover (a sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair)
3. lover (a person who loves something)

Derived terms

• el amante en lo que ama, imperfecciones no halla

Related terms

• amar
• amor

Verb

amante

1. inflection of amantar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “amante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amante, from Latin amantem.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmante/ [ʔɐˈman̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: a‧man‧te

Noun

amante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. lover (one who loves another person); sweetheart

   Synonyms: mangingibig, kasintahan

2. wooer; suitor

   Synonyms: mangingibig, manliligaw

3. lover (sexual partner); affair

   Synonyms: kaapid, (female) kerida, (male) kerido, kulasisi, kalaguyo, kaasawa, (female) babae, (male) lalaki, patiki, kaagulo, (colloquial) kabit, (colloquial) bata, (obsolete) pangapol

Related terms

• amable
• Amante
• amatoryo
• amatyur
• amatyurismo
• amiga
• amigita
• amigito
• amigo
• amistad
• amistoso
• amor
• amor propyo
• amor-patriyo
• amores
• amores mil
• amoritis
• amoriyos
• amorosa
• amoroso
• amorseko
• enamorada
• enamorado
• enemigo
• enemistad

Adjective

amante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. loving

   Synonym: mapagmahal

Further reading

• “amante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 28