amplexo

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [amˈpɫɛk.soː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [amˈplɛk.so] === Participle === amplexō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of amplexus === Verb === amplexō (present infinitive amplexāre, perfect active amplexāvī, supine amplexātum); first conjugation alternative form of amplexor ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “amplexo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛksu Hyphenation: am‧ple‧xo === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin amplexum (“hug”). ==== Noun ==== amplexo m (plural amplexos) (formal, poetic) hug; embrace Synonym: abraço (ethology) amplexus (pseudocopulation in which a male grasps a female with his front legs) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== amplexo first-person singular present indicative of amplexar === Further reading === “amplexo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “amplexo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026