Amarante

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Galician

Castle and manor house of Castro de Amarante

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Amarante, from the genitive of the Latin personal name Latin Amaranthus, from Ancient Greek αμάραντος (amárantos). Compare Portuguese Amarante.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amarante

  1. San Fiz de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)
  2. San Martiño de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)
  3. Santa Mariña do Castro de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)
  4. Santo Estevo do Castro de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)
  5. A parish of Maside, Ourense, Galicia
  6. A locality in Cuíña parish, Oza-Cesuras, A Coruña, Galicia
  7. a toponymical surname

References

  • “Amarante” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • “Amarante” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Amarante m

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Amarant

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin [Villa] Amaranthi (“Amarantus' villa”)

Proper noun

Amarante

  1. A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal

Descendants

  • Galician: Amarante
  • Portuguese: Amarante

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Amarante, from Early Medieval Latin [Villa] Amaranthi (“Amarantus' villa”). Compare Galician Amarante.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Amarante

  1. A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal

Usage notes

Amarante is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Amarante m or f by sense

  1. a surname

References

  1. ^ “Amarante” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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