amento
See also: -amento
Esperanto edit
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Noun edit
amento (accusative singular amenton, plural amentoj, accusative plural amentojn)
- (botany) amentum, catkin (type of inflorescence)
- Sergio Pokrovskij (translator), La Majstro kaj Margarita (The Master and Margarita) by Mikhail Bulgakov, Book 2, Chapter 21,
- Sub la salikoj, sub ties branĉoj prezentantaj delikatajn, lanugajn amentojn klare videblajn en la lunlumo, dikmuzelaj ranoj sidis en du vicoj
- Under the willow branches, hung with tender, fluffy tassels clearly visible in the moonlight, sat two rows of fat-jowled frogs. (Mirra Ginsburg translation, Grove, 1995)
- Sub la salikoj, sub ties branĉoj prezentantaj delikatajn, lanugajn amentojn klare videblajn en la lunlumo, dikmuzelaj ranoj sidis en du vicoj
- Sergio Pokrovskij (translator), La Majstro kaj Margarita (The Master and Margarita) by Mikhail Bulgakov, Book 2, Chapter 21,
Galician edit
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amento
Italian edit
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Noun edit
amento m (plural amenti)
- (botany) ear, spike (the fruiting body of a grain plant)
- Synonym: infiorescenza a spiga
Further reading edit
- amento in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- amento in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- amento in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- amento in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- amento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
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Etymology edit
From āmentum (“strap, thong”) + -ō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aːˈmen.toː/, [äːˈmɛn̪t̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈmen.to/, [äˈmɛn̪t̪o]
Verb edit
āmentō (present infinitive āmentāre, perfect active āmentāvī, supine āmentātum); first conjugation
- to furnish with a strap or thong
- to hurl, dart or speed on something by using or as if by using a thong
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References edit
- “amento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ẽtu
- Hyphenation: a‧men‧to
Noun edit
amento m (plural amentos)
Further reading edit
- “amento” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “amento” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “amento” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “amento” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “amento” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
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amento m (plural amentos)
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Further reading edit
- “amento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014