ameia

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧mei‧a

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin minās (“battlements”).[1]

Noun

ameia f (plural ameias)

  1. battlement (indented parapet formed by a series of rising members)
  2. crenel (space between merlons)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. There are two unrelated meanings, "to embattle" and "to halve".

Verb

ameia

  1. inflection of amear:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ “ameia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin amīca.

Noun

ameia f (plural ameias)

  1. (Surmiran) (female) friend, girlfriend

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