amor

== English == === Noun === amor (plural amors) Alternative form of amour. === Anagrams === moar, roam, Maor, Roma, Mora, Oram, Omar, armo, roma, Ramo, mora, Armo == Asturian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin amōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmoɾ/ [aˈmoɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: a‧mor === Noun === amor m (plural amores) love ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “amor”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “amor”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin amōrem. First attested in the 12th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əˈmor] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əˈmo] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈmoɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ === Noun === amor m or (archaic or poetic) f (plural amors) love Antonym: odi ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== amar === References === === Further reading === “amor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “amor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “amor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish amor (“love”). === Noun === amor love == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amor, from Latin amōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmoɾ/ [aˈmoɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Hyphenation: a‧mor === Noun === amor m (plural amores) love Antonym: odio love, darling O meu amor mariñeiro (1981), song by L. Álvarez Pousa and Xosé L. Rivas (Fuxan os Ventos): ==== Derived terms ==== por mor de ==== Related terms ==== amar namorar === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “amor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “amor”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “amor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “amor”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amor”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Further reading === “amor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Icelandic == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin amor. === Noun === amor m (genitive singular amors, no plural) (rare, obsolete) love Synonyms: ást, kærleiki ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== amorslegur === References === Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “amor”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies == Interlingua == === Etymology === From Latin amor. === Noun === amor love == Italian == === Noun === amor m (apocopated) apocopic form of amore === Anagrams === Roma, armo, armò, maro, marò, mora, orma, ramo, ramò, roma == Ladino == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish amor, from Latin amōrem. === Noun === amor m love == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.mɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.mor] === Etymology 1 === amō +‎ -or. ==== Alternative forms ==== (Cupid): Amor ==== Noun ==== amor m (genitive amōris); third declension love, affection, devotion (for a person, one's family, one's country) amor alicuius / in aliquem / erga aliquem ― love for somebody Amor fati ― love of fate strong and passionate longing for something, desire, lust Synonyms: cupīdō, libīdō, dēsīderium, ardor, appetītus, studium, impetus, appetītiō amor laudum ― desire for praises/glory beloved, loved person sex (in the plural) love, sweetheart (term of endearment) (plural only) love affair the god Cupid; see: Amor (figuratively) used to signify something associated with love ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun. ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Italic *amāor, from *amāō. ==== Verb ==== amor first-person singular present passive indicative of amō, "I am loved" === References === “amor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “amor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "amor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “amor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co. “amor”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “amor”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray === Anagrams === armō, mora, Rōma == Leonese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin amōrem. === Noun === amor m (in the plural amores) love === References === “amor”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026 == Occitan == === Alternative forms === amour (Mistralian) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Occitan amor, from Latin amōrem. Attested from the 12th century. === Pronunciation === === Noun === amor m (plural amors) love ==== Related terms ==== amorós enamorar enamorat === References === == Old English == === Alternative forms === amer, omer, hamer === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *amaʀ, *amaʀō (“blackbird, bunting”), from Proto-Germanic *amazaz, *amazô (“blackbird”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑ.mor/ === Noun === amor m a type of bird (e.g. thrush or bunting) ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== clodhamer ==== Related terms ==== amore ōsle ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: *amer (merged with descendant of Old English amore) English: ammer ⇒ English: yellowhammer == Old French == === Alternative forms === amur === Etymology === Inherited from Latin amōrem. === Noun === amor oblique singular, m or f (oblique plural amors, nominative singular amors, nominative plural amor) love ==== Usage notes ==== Attestable as both a masculine and a feminine noun, sometimes both in the same text Often capitalized because of the perceived importance of the word ==== Related terms ==== amant amoros ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: amourFrench: amour→ Middle English: amour, amoure, amurEnglish: amour, amorMiddle Scots: amour Norman: amour == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin amōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmoɾ/ === Noun === amor m (plural amors) love De graça chẽa e damoꝛ / de deus acoꝛre nos ſennoꝛ. Of grace full and of love / of God, come to our aid Lady. ==== Descendants ==== Galician: amor Portuguese: amor == Old Occitan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin amōrem. === Noun === amor m (oblique plural amors, nominative singular amors, nominative plural amor) love c. 1160, Raimbaut d'Aurenga, vers: ==== Descendants ==== Occitan: amor == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === mor (apheretic) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amor, from Latin amōrem. Doublet of amore. === Pronunciation === Homophone: amou (non-rhotic accents) Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ Hyphenation: a‧mor === Noun === amor m (plural amores) love Antonyms: desamor, ódio 1607, Luís Vaz de Camões, Rimas, Amor é fogo que arde sem se ver: (figuratively, endearing) honey, babe, sweetheart, darling (term of endearing) Synonym: querido (figuratively) a kind or humble person ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Macanese: amôr === Further reading === “amor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “amor”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “amor”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “amor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 === Anagrams === Roma, roma == Romanian == === Alternative forms === амор (amor) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin amōrem, French amour, Italian amore. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmor/ Rhymes: -or Hyphenation: a‧mor === Noun === amor n (plural amoruri) love Synonyms: iubire, dragoste ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “amor”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin amōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmoɾ/ [aˈmoɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: a‧mor === Noun === amor m (plural amores) love Antonyms: odio, desamor love affair Synonym: aventura ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “amor”, 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 === Anagrams === == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish amor, from Latin amōrem. Doublet of amores. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈmoɾ/ [ʔɐˈmoɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: a‧mor === Noun === amór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜇ᜔) love; affair Synonyms: ibigan, pag-iibigan, mahalan, pagmamahalan esteem; affection Synonyms: pagkakagusto, paghanga, amistad ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “amor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 31