amene

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See also: amené, amène, and ʻamene

English

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Etymology

From Latin amoenus (pleasant).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

amene (comparative more amene, superlative most amene)

  1. (uncommon) Pleasant; agreeable.
    • 1870, Richard Francis Burton, Letters from the Battlefields of Paraguay, page 145:
      Nothing can be more amene or gracious than this modified Pampa form in fine weather.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.ne/, /aˈme.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɛne, -ene
  • Hyphenation: a‧mè‧ne, a‧mé‧ne

Adjective

amene

  1. feminine plural of ameno

References

  1. ^ ameno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Tokelauan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Samoan amene, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧me‧ne

Interjection

amene

  1. amen

Noun

amene

  1. amen

Verb

amene

  1. (intransitive) to conclude a prayer (with an amen)

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 14