amore
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See also: Amore
Basque
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
amore inan
Usage notes
- In modern usage this term is almost exclusively found as part of the verb amore eman (“to give up”) and related terms.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | amore | amorea | amoreak |
| ergative | amorek | amoreak | amoreek |
| dative | amoreri | amoreari | amoreei |
| genitive | amoreren | amorearen | amoreen |
| comitative | amorerekin | amorearekin | amoreekin |
| causative | amorerengatik | amorearengatik | amoreengatik |
| benefactive | amorerentzat | amorearentzat | amoreentzat |
| instrumental | amorez | amoreaz | amoreez |
| inessive | amoretan | amorean | amoreetan |
| locative | amoretako | amoreko | amoreetako |
| allative | amoretara | amorera | amoreetara |
| terminative | amoretaraino | amoreraino | amoreetaraino |
| directive | amoretarantz | amorerantz | amoreetarantz |
| destinative | amoretarako | amorerako | amoreetarako |
| ablative | amoretatik | amoretik | amoreetatik |
| partitive | amorerik | — | — |
| prolative | amoretzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- amore egin (“to give up”)
- amore eman (“to give up”)
- amoreagatik (“in name of”)
- amorearren
- amoretsu (“good-hearted”)
- amorez
- amorezko
Further reading
- “amore”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia
- “amore”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
amore m (plural amori)
- love
- Follia d'amore ― Madness of love
- Vorrei far l'amore con te. ― I would like to make love to you.
Related terms
Descendants
- → Greek: αμόρε (amóre)
Further reading
- amore in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- amore in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- amore in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- amore in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- amore in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- amore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
amōre
- ablative singular of amor
- c. 29 bc, Publius Vergilius Maro, Georgicon, III.285
- fvgit inreparabile tempvs
singvla dvm capti circvmvectamvr amore- Irretrievable time flies away while, enthralled by love, we are carried about from one thing to another.
- fvgit inreparabile tempvs
- c. 29 bc, Publius Vergilius Maro, Georgicon, III.285
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *amaʀā.
Pronunciation
Noun
amore f
Declension
Weak feminine (n-stem):
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amore | amoran |
| accusative | amoran | amoran |
| genitive | amoran | amorena |
| dative | amoran | amorum |
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: *amere, *amre, *ambre
- English: ammer
- ⇒ Middle English: *yelwamre, *yelambre, *yelwambre
- ⇒ English: yelambre, yelamber, yellowhammer