amenaza

See also: amenazá

Asturian

Alternative forms

• menaza

Etymology

From Latin minācia, a noun based on mināx (“threatening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ameˈnaθa/ [a.meˈna.θa]
• Rhymes: -aθa
• Syllabification: a‧me‧na‧za

Noun

amenaza f (plural amenaces)

1. threat

Related terms

• amenazar

Further reading

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

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish amenazar (“to warn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amenaˈsa/, [a.me.naˈsa]
• Hyphenation: a‧me‧na‧za

Verb

amenazá

1. to warn

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for amenaza

	tense	infinitive	present	future
Zamboanga City conjugation	amenaza	ya amenaza	ta amenaza	ay amenaza
Cavite conjugation				di amenaza

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ameˈnaθa/ [a.meˈna.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ameˈnasa/ [a.meˈna.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -aθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧me‧na‧za

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish menaça, from Latin minācia (“threat”), noun based on mināx (“threatening”). Compare Portuguese ameaça.

Noun

amenaza f (plural amenazas)

1. threat, menace, an indication of danger
   • 2025 July 7, Sophie Tanno, “Aumentan los llamados para prohibir al partido ultraderechista AfD en Alemania, pese a su creciente popularidad”, in CNN en Español‎^[1]:

     En mayo, la agencia de inteligencia interna del país clasificó formalmente a la AfD como una entidad extremista que representa una amenaza para la democracia.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. threat, menace, an expression of intent

   Alternative form: menaza

Derived terms

• amenazar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

amenaza

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

Further reading

• “amenaza”, 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