amazone

== English == === Etymology === From French amazone. === Noun === amazone (plural amazones) (now chiefly historical) A woman's riding habit. [from 19th c.] == Dutch == === Etymology === From Amazone (“Amazon, female warrior”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌaː.maːˈzɔː.nə/ Hyphenation: ama‧zo‧ne Rhymes: -ɔːnə === Noun === amazone f (plural amazones, no diminutive) female horse rider, female equestrian ==== Derived terms ==== amazonezadel amazonezit == French == === Etymology === Latin Amāzones, Amāzōn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ma.zon/ === Noun === amazone f (plural amazones) (Greek mythology) Amazon (race of females) amazon parrot (equestrianism) sidesaddle (riding technique) (equestrianism, now historical) riding habit, amazone ==== Descendants ==== → English: amazone === Further reading === “amazone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012