amatir

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

amatir

  1. to give gold or silver a matte finish

Conjugation[edit]

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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Etymology[edit]

From Dutch amateur (amateur), from French amateur, from Latin amātor (lover), from amō (to love).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈama.t̪ɪr]
  • Hyphenation: ama‧tir

Noun[edit]

amatir (first-person possessive amatirku, second-person possessive amatirmu, third-person possessive amatirnya)

  1. amateur,
    1. a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
    2. someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • amatur (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

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