amenaza

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See also: amenazá

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin minācia, a noun based on mināx (“threatening”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ameˈnaθa/,
  • Rhymes: -aθa
  • Hyphenation: a‧me‧na‧za

Noun

amenaza f (plural amenaces)

  1. threat

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ameˈnaθa/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ameˈnasa/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aθa
  • Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: a‧me‧na‧za

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish menaça, from Latin minācia (“threat”), noun based on mināx (“threatening”). Compare Portuguese ameaça.

Noun

amenaza f (plural amenazas)

  1. threat, menace
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

amenaza

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

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