Amazone
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eine Amazone 
Amazonen
See also: amazone
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaː.maːˈzɔː.nə/
Audio (Netherlands): (file) - Hyphenation: Ama‧zo‧ne
Proper noun
Amazone f
- Amazon (South American river)
Noun
Amazone f (plural Amazonen or Amazones)
- Amazon (mythological female warrior)
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Amazone f
- Amazon (river)
Derived terms
German
Etymology
Short form of Amazonenpapagei (“Amazon parrot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Amazone f (genitive Amazone, plural Amazonen)
- (ornithology) short form of Amazonenpapagei: Amazon parrot; any bird of the parrot genus Amazona.
- (in the plural) short form of Amazonenpapageien: the collective noun for birds of the genus Amazona in the family Psittacidae.
Declension
Declension of Amazone
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Goldzügelamazone (“Amazona xantholora”)
- Gelbflügelamazone (“Amazona aestiva”)
- Gelbkopfamazone (“Amazona oratix”)
- Gelbschulteramazone (“Amazona barbadensis”)
- Kaiseramazone (“Amazona imperialis”)
- Rotspiegelamazone (“Amazona agilis”)
- Blaustirnamazone (“Amazona aestiva”)
- Weißstirnamazone (“Amazona albifrons”)
Latin
Noun
Amāzone