amarra

See also: amarrá and amárra

Catalan

Verb

amarra

1. third-person singular present indicative form of amarrar
2. second-person singular imperative form of amarrar

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

amarra

1. third-person singular past historic of amarrer

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from amarrar (“to tie, moor”).

Noun

amarra f (plural amarras)

1. (nautical) rope
2. binding

Synonyms

• (rope): cabo, corda, repa

References

• “amarra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “amarra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “amarra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “amarra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Hungarian

Etymology

amaz +‎ -ra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒmɒrːɒ]
• Hyphenation: amar‧ra
• Rhymes: -rɒ

Pronoun

amarra

1. sublative singular of amaz

Determiner

amarra

1. sublative singular of amaz

Adverb

amarra

1. the other way there, in the other direction there, on the other route there
2. in the other area there, around the other neighborhood there

Coordinate terms

• arra
• emerre
• erre

 

Further reading

• amarra in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• amarra in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmar.ra/
• Rhymes: -arra
• Hyphenation: a‧màr‧ra

Noun

amarra f (plural amarre)

1. hawser, rope

   Synonyms: fune da ormeggio, cima, gomena, sagola

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.ʁɐ/ [aˈma.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.ʁɐ/ [aˈma.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈma.ʁɐ/ [aˈma.χɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.ʁa/ [aˈma.ha]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈma.ʁɐ/

• Rhymes: -aʁɐ

Etymology 1

Deverbal from amarrar (“to tie”).

Noun

amarra f (plural amarras)

1. (nautical) mooring, rope

   Synonyms: cabo, corda

2. (by extension) support, protection

   Synonyms: apoio, proteção, segurança

3. (in the plural) ties, bonds
4. (in the plural) restraints

   Synonyms: obstáculo, impedimento

Etymology 2

Verb

amarra

1. inflection of amarrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “amarra” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
• “amarra” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Back-formation from amarrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmara/ [aˈma.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧rra

Noun

amarra f (plural amarras)

1. (nautical) mooring line, warp
2. (figurative, in the plural) tie, connection

   romper amarras ― to cut ties

   tenir buenas amarras ― to have good connections

   • 2021 May 4, Carlos E. Cué, “Ayuso arrasa en Madrid”, in El País‎^[1]:

     En el PP muchos temen que Ayuso y su mano derecha, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, envalentonados por esta victoria, romperán amarras con Casado e incluso pensarán en sustituirle en algún momento si no cuaja su liderazgo.

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Verb

amarra

1. inflection of amarrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “amarra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014