Amor

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See also: amor and amôr

English

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Etymology 1

From the type object, 1221 Amor, itself from Latin Amor, the god of love.

Noun

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Amor (plural Amors)

  1. (astronomy) An asteroid that orbits between the orbits of Earth and Mars.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Amor. This surname was introduced in England by the Normans.

Proper noun

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Amor (plural Amors)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Amor is the 19456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1389 individuals. Amor is most common among White (39.02%), Hispanic/Latino (36.14%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (20.59%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: A‧mor

Proper noun

Amor

  1. a surname
  2. a female given name

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Amor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːmoːɐ̯/
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Proper noun

Amor m (proper noun, strong, genitive Amors or Amor)

  1. (Roman mythology, poetic) Cupid
    Synonym: Cupido
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, “Die Heimkehr”, in Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Doch als es morgens tagte, / Mein Kind, wie staunten wir! / Denn zwischen uns saß Amor, / Der blinde Passagier
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Amor
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Amor
genitive eines des Amors, Amor
dative einem dem Amor
accusative einen den Amor

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Amor” in Duden online
  • “Amor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Etymology

See amor (“love”)

Proper noun

Amor m (genitive Amōris); third declension

  1. God of Love
  2. Cupid (personification of "amor")

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Amor Amōrēs
Genitive Amōris Amōrum
Dative Amōrī Amōribus
Accusative Amōrem Amōrēs
Ablative Amōre Amōribus
Vocative Amor Amōrēs

Spanish

Etymology

From amor (“love”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: A‧mor

Proper noun

Amor m or f by sense

  1. a surname

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Proper noun

Amor c (genitive Amors)

  1. (Roman mythology) Cupid (god of love)
    Synonyms: (literary) Astrild, (uncommon) Cupido
    träffas av Amors pilar
    be struck by Cupid's arrow (literally "arrows," idiomatic)

See also

Wikious
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