amie

See also: Amie and àmie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French amye, from Old French amie (“lover”), from Latin amīca (“(female) friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mi/

  • Audio (Paris); “une amie”:

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [ɑ̃.mi]
• Homophones: ami, amict, amicts, amies, amis
• Hyphenation: a‧mie

Noun

amie f (plural amies, masculine ami)

1. (female) friend

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ami

Derived terms

• amie avec bénéfices
• meilleure amie
• petite amie

Further reading

• “amie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2010; →ISBN; →ISBN)

Anagrams

• aime, aimé

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin amīca.

Noun

amie f (plural amiis)

1. (female) friend

Related terms

• amì

Old French

Etymology

From Latin amīca.

Noun

amie oblique singular, f (oblique plural amies, nominative singular amie, nominative plural amies)

1. (female) lover

Related terms

• ami m

Descendants

• Middle French: amye
  • French: amie