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amarus

See also: āmarus

English edit

Noun edit

amarus

  1. plural of amaru

Anagrams edit

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-, *h₂eh₃m- (“bitter, raw”). Cognate with Sanskrit आम (āmá, “raw, immature”), Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós, “raw, crude”).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

amārus (feminine amāra, neuter amārum, comparative amārior, superlative amārissimus, adverb amāriter); first/second-declension adjective

  1. bitter (taste)
  2. harsh, shrill (sound)
  3. sarcastic (speech)
  4. sour, morose (conduct or behavior)
  5. dire, woeful, terrible
    • From the responsory Libera me:
      Diēs illa, diēs irae, calamitātis et miseriae, diēs magna et amāra valdē.
      That day, day of wrath, of calamity and of misery, that great and exceedingly terrible day.

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative amārus amāra amārum amārī amārae amāra
Genitive amārī amārae amārī amārōrum amārārum amārōrum
Dative amārō amārō amārīs
Accusative amārum amāram amārum amārōs amārās amāra
Ablative amārō amārā amārō amārīs
Vocative amāre amāra amārum amārī amārae amāra

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Descendants edit

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: amar
    • Romanian: amar
  • Dalmatian:
  • Italo-Romance:
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Occitano-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Borrowings:
    • →⇒ Byzantine Greek: *ἀμαρούλιον (*amaroúlion), μαρούλιον (maroúlion) (see there for further descendants)

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