amour

== English == === Alternative forms === amor === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English amour, from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. The modern pronunciation is due to continual French influence; the expected development would be /ˈæmə(ɹ)/, as seen in enamour, enamoured. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈmʊə/, /aˈmʊə/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈmʊɹ/, /ɑˈmʊɹ/, /-ˈmoɹ/ Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ) === Noun === amour (countable and uncountable, plural amours) Courtship; flirtation. A love affair. A lover. (obsolete) Love, affection. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === Morua, Omura == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. The regular phonetic development would be ameur, attested in Old French (cf. Picard anmeur); there has probably been an influence from Old Occitan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.muʁ/ Rhymes: -uʁ Homophone: amours === Noun === amour m or f (plural amours) love 1688, Guy Miège, French-English dictionary: ==== Usage notes ==== Conventionally, amour is grammatically masculine in the singular, but feminine in the plural; the same applies to délice and orgue. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “amour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === amoure, amur === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. Sense 3 could be due to the influence of Middle French ameur (“lover”), from Old French ameor, from Latin amātor, but may instead be a semantic development from the first two senses; compare love (“love, lover”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmuːr/, /ˈamur/ === Noun === amour (plural amours) love, affection (rare) friendliness, amicability (rare) lover, paramour ==== Related terms ==== amorette amorous enamoured paramour ==== Descendants ==== English: amour, amor Middle Scots: amour ==== References ==== “amǒur, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “amǒur, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French amor, from Latin amor. === Noun === amour m (plural amours) love ==== Descendants ==== French: amour → Middle English: amour, amoure, amurEnglish: amour, amorMiddle Scots: amour == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French amor, from Latin amor. === Noun === amour m (plural amours) (Jersey) love