ambra

See also: Ambra, ambră, and ambrą

Danish

Etymology

From Italian ambra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ambra/, [ˈɑmb̥ʁɑ]

Noun

ambra c (singular definite ambraen, plural indefinite ambraer)

1. ambergris
2. southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)

Inflection

Declension of ambra

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ambra	ambraen	ambraer	ambraerne
genitive	ambras	ambraens	ambraers	ambraernes

Further reading

• ambra on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Ambra (plante) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian ambra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmbrɑ/, [ˈɑ̝m.brɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmbrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): amb‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): amb‧ra

Noun

ambra

1. ambergris

   Synonym: harmaa ambra

2. (dated) amber (fossil resin) (usually as keltainen ambra)

   Synonym: meripihka

Declension

Inflection of ambra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		ambra	ambrat
genitive		ambran	ambrojen
partitive		ambraa	ambroja
illative		ambraan	ambroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ambra	ambrat
accusative	nom.	ambra	ambrat
	gen.	ambran
genitive		ambran	ambrojen ambrain rare
partitive		ambraa	ambroja
inessive		ambrassa	ambroissa
elative		ambrasta	ambroista
illative		ambraan	ambroihin
adessive		ambralla	ambroilla
ablative		ambralta	ambroilta
allative		ambralle	ambroille
essive		ambrana	ambroina
translative		ambraksi	ambroiksi
abessive		ambratta	ambroitta
instructive		—	ambroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ambra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ambrani ambrani accusative nom. ambrani ambrani gen. ambrani genitive ambrani ambrojeni ambraini rare partitive ambraani ambrojani inessive ambrassani ambroissani elative ambrastani ambroistani illative ambraani ambroihini adessive ambrallani ambroillani ablative ambraltani ambroiltani allative ambralleni ambroilleni essive ambranani ambroinani translative ambrakseni ambroikseni abessive ambrattani ambroittani instructive — — comitative — ambroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ambrasi ambrasi accusative nom. ambrasi ambrasi gen. ambrasi genitive ambrasi ambrojesi ambraisi rare partitive ambraasi ambrojasi inessive ambrassasi ambroissasi elative ambrastasi ambroistasi illative ambraasi ambroihisi adessive ambrallasi ambroillasi ablative ambraltasi ambroiltasi allative ambrallesi ambroillesi essive ambranasi ambroinasi translative ambraksesi ambroiksesi abessive ambrattasi ambroittasi instructive — — comitative — ambroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ambramme ambramme accusative nom. ambramme ambramme gen. ambramme genitive ambramme ambrojemme ambraimme rare partitive ambraamme ambrojamme inessive ambrassamme ambroissamme elative ambrastamme ambroistamme illative ambraamme ambroihimme adessive ambrallamme ambroillamme ablative ambraltamme ambroiltamme allative ambrallemme ambroillemme essive ambranamme ambroinamme translative ambraksemme ambroiksemme abessive ambrattamme ambroittamme instructive — — comitative — ambroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ambranne ambranne accusative nom. ambranne ambranne gen. ambranne genitive ambranne ambrojenne ambrainne rare partitive ambraanne ambrojanne inessive ambrassanne ambroissanne elative ambrastanne ambroistanne illative ambraanne ambroihinne adessive ambrallanne ambroillanne ablative ambraltanne ambroiltanne allative ambrallenne ambroillenne essive ambrananne ambroinanne translative ambraksenne ambroiksenne abessive ambrattanne ambroittanne instructive — — comitative — ambroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ambransa ambransa accusative nom. ambransa ambransa gen. ambransa genitive ambransa ambrojensa ambrainsa rare partitive ambraansa ambrojaan ambrojansa inessive ambrassaan ambrassansa ambroissaan ambroissansa elative ambrastaan ambrastansa ambroistaan ambroistansa illative ambraansa ambroihinsa adessive ambrallaan ambrallansa ambroillaan ambroillansa ablative ambraltaan ambraltansa ambroiltaan ambroiltansa allative ambralleen ambrallensa ambroilleen ambroillensa essive ambranaan ambranansa ambroinaan ambroinansa translative ambrakseen ambraksensa ambroikseen ambroiksensa abessive ambrattaan ambrattansa ambroittaan ambroittansa instructive — — comitative — ambroineen ambroinensa

Further reading

• “ambra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bʁa/
• Homophones: ambras, ambrât

Verb

ambra

1. third-person singular past historic of ambrer

Anagrams

• brama

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.bra/
• Rhymes: -ambra
• Hyphenation: àm‧bra

Noun

ambra f (plural ambre)

1. amber (fossil resin)

   Synonyms: (literary) elettro, (literary) succino

   • 1316–c. 1321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXIX”, in Paradiso [Heaven], lines 25–26; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     E come in vetro, in ambra o in cristallo
     raggio resplende […]

     And like in glass, amber, or crystal, a ray shines […]

2. meanings related to colour/color:
   1. (uncountable) amber colour/color
   2. (metonymic, uncountable) yellow

      Synonym: giallo

   3. (metonymic) any amber-colored substance or object.
3. (uncountable) the smell of ambergris

Derived terms

• ambra grigia
• ambrato

Related terms

• ambracane

Further reading

• ambra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• barma, brama

Latin

Alternative forms

• ambre, ambar, ambrum

Etymology

From Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”).

Noun

ambra f sg (genitive ambrae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) amber (fossil resin)
2. (Medieval Latin) ambergris

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	ambra
genitive	ambrae
dative	ambrae
accusative	ambram
ablative	ambrā
vocative	ambra

Related terms

• ambra grisea

Descendants

• → Russian: а́мбра (ámbra)
  • → Ukrainian: а́мбра (ámbra)

References

• "ambra", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian ambra, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar).

Noun

ambra m (definite singular ambraen, indefinite plural ambraer, definite plural ambraene)

1. ambergris

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian ambra, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar).

Noun

ambra m (definite singular ambraen, indefinite plural ambraer or ambraar, definite plural ambraene or ambraane)

1. ambergris

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.brɑ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːm.brɑ/

Noun

ambra

1. genitive plural of amber

Noun

āmbra

1. genitive plural of āmber

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from French ambre, Italian ambra, or Spanish ámbar, ultimately from Medieval Latin ambra, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar). First attested in 1534.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.bra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ambra
• Syllabification: am‧bra

Noun

ambra f

1. ambergris (substance in perfumes)

   zapach ambry ― the smell of ambergris

2. ambergris perfume
3. sweet gum, liquidambar (tree of the genus Liquidambar)

   Synonym: ambrowiec

4. (Middle Polish) amber (resin)

   Synonym: bursztyn

Declension

Declension of ambra

	singular	plural
nominative	ambra	ambry
genitive	ambry	ambr
dative	ambrze	ambrom
accusative	ambrę	ambry
instrumental	ambrą	ambrami
locative	ambrze	ambrach
vocative	ambro	ambry

Derived terms

adjective

• ambrowy

noun

• ambrowiec

Further reading

• ambra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ambra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (02.07.2012), “AMBRA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “ambra”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “ambra”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ambra”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 30

Portuguese

Verb

ambra

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ambra f (Cyrillic spelling амбра)

1. ambergris
2. amber (fossil resin)

   Synonyms: jantar, ambar, amber

Declension

    Declension of ambra

	singular	plural
nominative	ambra	ambre
genitive	ambre	ambra
dative	ambri	ambrama
accusative	ambru	ambre
vocative	ambro	ambre
locative	ambri	ambrama
instrumental	ambrom	ambrama