amats

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əˈmats]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [aˈmats]
• Rhymes: -ats

Adjective

amats m pl

1. masculine plural of amat

Participle

amats m pl

1. masculine plural of amat

Latvian

Etymology

Cognate with Lithuanian ãmatas.

Noun

amats m (1st declension)

1. craft, trade

   Synonym: amatniecība

2. post, position, office
3. (historical) guild

   Synonym: cunfte

Declension

Declension of amats (1st)

	singular	plural
nominative	amats	amati
genitive	amata	amatu
dative	amatam	amatiem
accusative	amatu	amatus
instrumental	amatu	amatiem
locative	amatā	amatos
vocative	amat	amati

Derived terms

• amatnieks (“craftsman, tradesman, artisan”)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• amatz

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamaq

Proto-Indo-European *úd

Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos

Proto-Indo-European *ud-tm̥mos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *utˢtamás

Proto-Indo-Aryan *uttamás

Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama)der.

Malay utamabor.?

Tagalog tama

Tagalog *amat

Old English -as

Middle English -es

English -sbor.

Tagalog -s

Tagalog amats

Back slang of tama (“hit”) +‎ -s, ellipsis of tama sa ulo (“hit on the head”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔamats/ [ˈʔaː.mɐt̪s]
• Rhymes: -amats
• Syllabification: a‧mats

Noun

amats (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔) (back slang)

1. kick (stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance, such as drugs or alcohol)

   Synonym: (colloquial) tama

   May amats na si Marvic, kanina pa umiinom ng vodka eh.

   Marvic got the kick, he was drinking vodka since earlier.

2. craziness; insanity (of a person)

   Synonyms: kabaliwan, kalokohan, (colloquial) tama

   Gago ka! Ang lakas ng amats mo!

   You fool! You're insane!

   (literally, “You fool! Your hit (on the head) is strong!”)

See also

• sabog
• walwal

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 4