amplexo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [amˈpɫɛk.soː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [amˈplɛk.so]

Participle

amplexō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of amplexus

Verb

amplexō (present infinitive amplexāre, perfect active amplexāvī, supine amplexātum); first conjugation

1. alternative form of amplexor

Conjugation

   Conjugation of amplexō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	amplexō		amplexās		amplexat		amplexāmus		amplexātis		amplexant
	imperfect	amplexābam		amplexābās		amplexābat		amplexābāmus		amplexābātis		amplexābant
	future	amplexābō		amplexābis		amplexābit		amplexābimus		amplexābitis		amplexābunt
	perfect	amplexāvī		amplexāvistī		amplexāvit		amplexāvimus		amplexāvistis		amplexāvērunt, amplexāvēre
	pluperfect	amplexāveram		amplexāverās		amplexāverat		amplexāverāmus		amplexāverātis		amplexāverant
	future perfect	amplexāverō		amplexāveris		amplexāverit		amplexāverimus		amplexāveritis		amplexāverint
passive	present	amplexor		amplexāris, amplexāre		amplexātur		amplexāmur		amplexāminī		amplexantur
	imperfect	amplexābar		amplexābāris, amplexābāre		amplexābātur		amplexābāmur		amplexābāminī		amplexābantur
	future	amplexābor		amplexāberis, amplexābere		amplexābitur		amplexābimur		amplexābiminī		amplexābuntur
	perfect	amplexātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	amplexātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	amplexātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	amplexem		amplexēs		amplexet		amplexēmus		amplexētis		amplexent
	imperfect	amplexārem		amplexārēs		amplexāret		amplexārēmus		amplexārētis		amplexārent
	perfect	amplexāverim		amplexāverīs		amplexāverit		amplexāverīmus		amplexāverītis		amplexāverint
	pluperfect	amplexāvissem		amplexāvissēs		amplexāvisset		amplexāvissēmus		amplexāvissētis		amplexāvissent
passive	present	amplexer		amplexēris, amplexēre		amplexētur		amplexēmur		amplexēminī		amplexentur
	imperfect	amplexārer		amplexārēris, amplexārēre		amplexārētur		amplexārēmur		amplexārēminī		amplexārentur
	perfect	amplexātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	amplexātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		amplexā		—		—		amplexāte		—
	future	—		amplexātō		amplexātō		—		amplexātōte		amplexantō
passive	present	—		amplexāre		—		—		amplexāminī		—
	future	—		amplexātor		amplexātor		—		—		amplexantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		amplexāre			amplexārī			amplexāns			—
future		amplexātūrum esse			amplexātum īrī			amplexātūrus			amplexandus
perfect		amplexāvisse			amplexātum esse			—			amplexātus
future perfect		—			amplexātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		amplexātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		amplexandī		amplexandō		amplexandum		amplexandō		amplexātum		amplexātū

References

• “amplexo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈplɛk.su/, /ɐ̃ˈplɛ.ki.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈplɛk.su/, /ɐ̃ˈplɛ.ki.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈplɛk.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈplɛ.ksu/

• Rhymes: -ɛksu
• Hyphenation: am‧ple‧xo

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin amplexum (“hug”).

Noun

amplexo m (plural amplexos)

1. (formal, poetic) hug; embrace

   Synonym: abraço

2. (ethology) amplexus (pseudocopulation in which a male grasps a female with his front legs)

Derived terms

• amplexar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

amplexo

1. first-person singular present indicative of amplexar

Further reading

• “amplexo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “amplexo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026