Amor
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom the type object, 1221 Amor, itself from Latin Amor, the god of love.
Noun
editAmor (plural Amors)
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Amor. This surname was introduced in England by the Normans.
Proper noun
editAmor (plural Amors)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Amor is the 19456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1389 individuals. Amor is most common among White (39.02%), Hispanic/Latino (36.14%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (20.59%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Amor”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 35.
Anagrams
editCebuano
editPronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: A‧mor
Proper noun
editAmor
- a surname
- a female given name
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editAmor m (proper noun, strong, genitive Amors or Amor)
- (Roman mythology, poetic) Cupid
- Synonym: Cupido
- 1827, Heinrich Heine, “Die Heimkehr”, in Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs][1], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
- Doch als es morgens tagte, / Mein Kind, wie staunten wir! / Denn zwischen uns saß Amor, / Der blinde Passagier
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
editDeclension of Amor [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editLatin
editEtymology
editSee amor (“love”)
Proper noun
editAmor m (genitive Amōris); third declension
- (personification of "amor" or love): Love, God of Love, Cupid
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.412:
- Improbē Amor, quid nōn mortālia pectora cōgis?
- Wicked Love, to what [ends] do you not compel mortal hearts?
(Venus had sent Cupid to entice Dido’s love for Aeneas. Translations – Mackail, 1885: “Injurious Love, to what dost thou not compel mortal hearts!”; Knight, 1956: “Ah, merciless Love, is there any length to which you cannot force the human heart to go?”; Mandelbaum, 1971: “Voracious Love, to what do you not drive the hearts of men?”; West, 1990: “Love is a cruel master. There are no lengths to which it does not force the human heart.”; Lombardo, 2005: “Cruel Love, what do you not force human hearts to bear?”; Ahl, 2007: “Ruthless Love! Hearts break, humans die. How far must you force us?”; Bartsch, 2020: “Cursed love, you make us stoop to anything.”; Ruden, 2021: “Reprobate Love, wrencher of human hearts!”)
- Wicked Love, to what [ends] do you not compel mortal hearts?
- Improbē Amor, quid nōn mortālia pectora cōgis?
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Amor | Amōrēs |
Genitive | Amōris | Amōrum |
Dative | Amōrī | Amōribus |
Accusative | Amōrem | Amōrēs |
Ablative | Amōre | Amōribus |
Vocative | Amor | Amōrēs |
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom amor (“love”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAmor m or f by sense
- a surname
Swedish
editProper noun
editAmor c (genitive Amors)
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