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Latin
Pronunciation
Participle
amplexō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of amplexus
Verb
amplexō (present infinitive amplexāre, perfect active amplexāvī, supine amplexātum); first conjugation
- Alternative form of amplexor
Conjugation
References
- “amplexo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin amplexum, from amplexus (“hug”).
Pronunciation
Noun
amplexo m (plural amplexos)
- (formal, poetic) hug; embrace
- Synonym: abraço
- (zoology) amplexus (pseudocopulation in which a male grasps a female with his front legs)