amenaza
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
menaza
=== Etymology ===
From Latin minācia, a noun based on mināx (“threatening”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ameˈnaθa/ [a.meˈna.θa]
Rhymes: -aθa
Syllabification: a‧me‧na‧za
=== Noun ===
amenaza f (plural amenaces)
threat
==== Related terms ====
amenazar
=== Further reading ===
Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “amenaza”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
“amenaza”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ameˈnaθa/ [a.meˈna.θa] (Spain)
IPA(key): /ameˈnasa/ [a.meˈna.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aθa (Spain)
Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: a‧me‧na‧za
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Old Spanish menaça, from Latin minācia (“threat”), noun based on mināx (“threatening”). Compare Portuguese ameaça.
==== Noun ====
amenaza f (plural amenazas)
threat, menace
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
amenaza
inflection of amenazar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“amenaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025