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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

amo.

to love

3 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈa.moː]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.mo]
  1. to love

    conjugation-1 · transitive
    ita mē dī ament/amābunt!
  2. to be fond of, like, admire

    conjugation-1
  3. to be pleased by or with (someone or something) for (a particular reason); to derive pleasure from or for, delight in or for

    conjugation-1 · transitive
  4. to be pleased (with oneself), to be content

    conjugation-1 · reflexive
  5. to do a thing willingly, to like, to be accustomed (to), enjoy an activity

    conjugation-1 · poetic · post-Augustan
  6. to be thankful, grateful to, feel obliged for a service

    conjugation-1
  7. to make love

    conjugation-1 · transitive
Where this word comes from

Perhaps inherited from Proto-Italic *amāō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- (“to take hold of”). Schrijver alternatively proposes that the term reflects an *ē-stative formed to a root present, adducing as evidence amor (“love”). Formations in -or are otherwise rare beside ā-verbs, but are common beside second conjugation stative verbs.

noun[ˈa.moː]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.mo]
  1. medieval spelling of hama (“water-bucket, pail”)

    alt-of · declension-3 · obsolete
Where this word comes from

See hama.

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