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

• (standard) IPA^(key): /əˈmor/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /aˈmoɾ/
• Rhymes: -oɾ

§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.

2. sex
   • 29 bc. Vergil. Georgics, III

     amor omnibvs idem

     Sex is the same for all of them [viz., every form of man, beast, aquatic or winged life, or livestock]

§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, amori Dalmatian: amaur French: amour Friulian: amôr Galician: amor

Icelandic: amor (borrowed) Istriot: amure 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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§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