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amplo

Franco-Provençal edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin amplus.

Adjective edit

amplo m (feminine singular ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amples) (ORB)

  1. ample

References edit

  • ample in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • amplo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information edit

Latin edit

Adjective edit

amplō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of amplus

References edit

  • “amplo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amplo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin amplus (“spacious; ample”). Doublet of ancho.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: am‧plo

Adjective edit

amplo (feminine ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amplas)

  1. ample, wide
    Synonyms: ancho, largo
    Antonym: estreito
    Caminho amplo. ― Wide pathway.
  2. spacious
    Synonym: espaçoso
    Amplos aposentos. ― Ample dwellings.
  3. abundant, abounding (fully sufficient)
    Synonyms: abundante, farto, extenso
    Ampla evidência. ― Abounding evidence.

Usage notes edit

More commonly than other adjectives, it may be used preceding the noun it modifies.

Related terms edit

Spanish edit

Adjective edit

amplo (feminine ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amplas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of amplio

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