amor

See also: Amor and amôr

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin amor, amōre.

Noun

amor m (plural amores)

1. love

Related terms

• namorar

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmor/
• Rhymes: -o(ɾ)

Etymology

From Old Provençal amor, from Latin amōre, singular ablative of amor, amoris.

Noun

amor m (plural amors)

1. love

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Icelandic

Etymology

From the Latin amor.

Noun

amor m (genitive singular amors, no plural)

1. (rare) love

Synonyms

• (love): ást, kærleiki

Derived terms

• amorslegur

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Interlingua

Etymology

Latin amor.

Noun

amor

1. love

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Italian

Noun

amor m (invariable)

1. apocopic form of amore

Anagrams

• armo, armò
• mora
• orma
• ramo, ramò
• Roma

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Ladino

Noun

amor m (Latin spelling)

1. love

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.mor/

Etymology 1

From amō (“I love”) +‎ -or.

Noun

amor m (genitive amōris); third declension

1. love

   Amor omnia vincit.

   Love conquers all.

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	amor	amōrēs
genitive	amōris	amōrum
dative	amōrī	amōribus
accusative	amōrem	amōrēs
ablative	amōre	amōribus
vocative	amor	amōrēs

Descendants

Aragonese: amor Asturian: amor Catalan: amor Corsican: amore Dalmatian: amaur French: amour Friulian: amôr

Galician: amor Icelandic: amor (borrowed) Italian: amore Jèrriais: amour Old Portuguese: amor Old Provençal: amor Piedmontese: amor

Portuguese: amor Romanian: amor Romansch: amur Sardinian: amore, amori, more Sicilian: amuri Spanish: amor Venetian: amor

Etymology 2

Inflected form of amō (“I love”).

Verb

amor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of amō

References

• amor in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• amour (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Old Provençal amor, from Latin amor, amōrem.

Noun

amor m (plural amors)

1. love

Related terms

• amorós
• enamorar
• enamorat

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Old French

Alternative forms

• amur

Etymology

From Latin amor, amōrem.

Noun

amor m, f

1. love

Usage notes

• Attestable as both a masculine and a feminine noun, sometimes both in the same text
• Often capitalized because of the perceived importance of the word

Descendants

• French: amour
• Jèrriais: amour

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin amor (“love”), amōre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmoɾ/

Noun

amor m

1. love
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 80 (facsimile):

     De graça chẽa e damor / de deus acorre nos ſennor.

     (Our) Lady, full of grace and of God's love, come to our aid.

Descendants

• Galician: amor
• Portuguese: amor

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Old Provençal

Etymology

From Latin amor, amōrem.

Noun

amor m (oblique plural amors, nominative singular amors, nominative plural amor)

1. love
   • c. 1160, Raimbaut d'Aurenga, vers:

     Assatz sai d’amor ben parlar [...].

     Well I know how to speak of love.

Descendants

• Catalan: amor
• Occitan: amor

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Portuguese

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Etymology

From Old Portuguese amor, from Latin amor, amōre. Cognate with Galician amor, Spanish amor, Catalan amor, Occitan amor, French amour, Italian amore and Romanian amor.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈmoɾ/, /a.ˈmox/, /a.ˈmoh/, /a.ˈmor/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈmoɾ/
• Hyphenation: a‧mor

Noun

amor m (plural amores)

1. love
   • 1607, Luís Vaz de Camões, Rimas, Amor é fogo que arde sem se ver:

     Amor he hum fogo que arde ſem ſe ver

     Love is a fire that burns but is not seen

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amor, French amour, Italian amore.

Noun

amor m

1. love

Synonyms

• iubire
• dragoste

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Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

amor m (Cyrillic spelling амор)

1. Cupid

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ˈmo̞ɾ],

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• Rhymes: -oɾ

Etymology

From Latin amōre, singular ablative of amor, amōris.

Noun

amor m (plural amores)

1. love

Anagrams

• maro
• Omar
• mora
• ramo
• roma
• Roma