Amazon

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæm.ə.zən/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæm.ə.zɔn/, /-ɒn/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛm.ə.zɔn/, /-ɒn/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn); perhaps Ionian Greek pronunciation of Old Persian *hamazan- (“warrior”), as the Amazon women were known warriors. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) A popular folk etymology, of Ancient Greek provenance, claims that the word derives from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μαζός (mazós, “breast”), referencing the belief that Amazons cut off their right breast so that it would not hinder their ability to fire a bow or throw a spear. ==== Noun ==== Amazon (plural Amazons) (Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area. A female warrior. A tall, strong, or athletic woman. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== Amazonomachia, Amazonomachy ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === From Spanish, Río Amazonas. It is common belief that the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana fought a battle against a tribe of Tapuya natives, in which the women fought alongside the men, and that he derived the name from the Amazons in Greek mythology. ==== Proper noun ==== the Amazon (sometimes attributive) A river in South America, that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the Atlantic. (sometimes attributive) A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin. Amazon milk frog ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Amazon (plural Amazons) Any of the large parrots from the genus Amazona. === Etymology 3 === Chosen by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as a word beginning with 'A' which had existing connotations (see meanings listed in etymologies 1 & 2) of being exotic, different, and (as the Amazon River) the largest of its kind in the world. ==== Proper noun ==== Amazon (Should we delete(+) this sense?) Amazon.com Inc., a very large Internet retailer. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== Amazon (third-person singular simple present Amazons, present participle Amazoning, simple past and past participle Amazoned) (transitive) To overwhelm or obliterate, in the context of an Internet start-up vastly outperforming its brick and mortar competition. 1999, Tim Smith, InternetWeek (786), "Getting Customers Totally Integrated – Cisco CIO Pete Solvik", 1999-10-25, p. 98 [3] Take the example of MetalSite.com, which is owned by steel companies. The steel companies aren't getting "Amazoned" by a start-up but, rather, they are doing the "Amazoning" within their own industry. 1999, "Amazon Expands", InternetWeek (789), 1999-11-15, p. 11 [4] Amazon.com may soon be "amazoning" a few more industries. (transitive) To order (something) on Amazon. ==== References ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑmɑtson/, [ˈɑ̝mɑ̝ts̠o̞n] IPA(key): /ˈɑmɑzon/, [ˈɑ̝mɑ̝zo̞n] Rhymes: -ɑmɑtson Syllabification(key): A‧ma‧zon Hyphenation(key): A‧ma‧zon === Proper noun === Amazon Amazon (river) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== amatsoni == Japanese == === Romanization === Amazon Rōmaji transcription of アマゾン == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈmaːz.zoːn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈmad.d͡zon] === Noun === Amāzōn f (genitive Amāzonis); third declension an Amazon a female warrior ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant). === References === “Amazon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Amazon”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “Amazon”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 109/3.