Aromanian

Alternative forms

• amaru

Adjective

amar ‎(feminine amarã)

1. bitter

Related terms

• amãrãscu
• amãrãciuni
• amãreatsã

Assan

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔamar ‎(“small embankment, pit”).

Noun

amar

1. hill

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əˈma/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əˈma/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aˈmaɾ/

Etymology

From Old Provençal amar, from Latin amāre, present active infinitive of amō ‎(“I love”), from Proto-Indo-European [Term?].

Verb

amar ‎(first-person singular present amo, past participle amat)

1. to love, have great affection for, care about.

Conjugation

Usage notes

• Amar is usually used in poetic contexts. The verb estimar is much more common.

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin amāre, present active infinitive of āmō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ma/

Verb

amar

1. to love

   Je t'âmo‎ ― I love you.

2. to like

   Il âme bien regardar la télévision lo sêr.‎ ― He likes to watch TV in the evening.

Conjugation

    ORB Supradialectale (Standard Franco-Provençal)

infinitive			amar
gerund			amant
auxiliary			avêr
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		amâ		amaye
		plural		amâs		amayes
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		je (j')	te (t')	il/el	nos	vos	ils/els
	present	âmo	âmes	âme	amens	amâds	âmont
	imperfect	amâvo	amâves	amâve	amâvans	amâvâds	amâvont
	preterite	amé	amés	amat	amens amérens	amétes	améront
	preterite (-r-)	améro	améres	amét	amérens	amérédes	améront
	future	ameré	amerés	amerat	amerens	ameréds	ameront
	conditional	amerê	amerês	amerêt	amerans	amerâds	amerant
subjunctive		que je (j')	que te (t')	qu'il/el	que nos	que vos	qu'ils/els
	present	âmo	âmes	âme	amens	amâds	âmont
	present (-a-)	âma	âmas	âme	amans	amâds	âmant
	imperfect	amésso	amésses	amésse	améssens	amésséds	améssont
imperative		—	te	—	nos	vos	—
	affirmative		âma		amens	amâds
	negative		ne âma pâs		ne amens pâs	ne améds pâs

Related terms

• amator
• ami, amia
• amor

Friulian

Alternative forms

• amâr

Etymology

From Latin amārus.

Adjective

amar

1. bitter
2. sour

Antonyms

• (bitter): dolç

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese amar, from Latin amāre, present active infinitive of amō.

Verb

amar ‎(first-person singular present amo, first-person singular preterite amei, past participle amado)

1. to love

Conjugation

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto ami, from French aimer, Spanish amar, Italian amare, all ultimately from Latin amāre, present active infinitive of amō ‎(“I love”).

Verb

amar (present tense amas, past tense amis, future tense amos, imperative amez, conditional amus)

1. to love

   Me amas mea genetori."

   I love my parents.

   El amis tua libro.

   She loved your book.

Conjugation

Conjugation of amar present past future tense amas amis amos perfect amabis amabos infinitive amar amir amor imperative amez amabez conditional amus amabus nominal active participle singular amanto aminto amonto plural amanti aminti amonti nominal passive participle singular amato amito amoto plural amati amiti amoti active participle amanta aminta amonta passive participle amata amita amota adverbial active participle amante aminte amonte adverbial passive participle amate amite amote

See also

• amorar ‎(“to love passionately”)

Root

Also root for amaro.

Interlingua

Etymology 1

From Latin amāre, present active infinitive of amō ‎(“I love”)

Verb

amar

1. to love, have great affection for.
2. to like, to be fond of.

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Latin amārus/amāra/amārum, Italian amaro/amara, Romanian amar. Compare Spanish amargo/amarga, Catalan amarg, Esperanto amara.

Adjective

amar ‎(comparative plus amar, superlative le plus amar)

1. bitter (having an acrid taste)

Synonyms

• acerbe
• acre

Italian

Verb

amar

1. apocopic form of amare

Anagrams

• arma
• rama

Kott

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔamar "small embankment, pit".

Noun

amar

1. small pit

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin amāre, present active infinitive of amō ‎(“I love”)

Verb

amar ‎(Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אמאר)

1. to love

Occitan

Etymology 1

From Old Provençal [Term?], from Latin amārus.

Adjective

amar m (feminine singular amara, masculine plural amars, feminine plural amaras)

1. acrid

Etymology 2

From the Classical norm aimar, from Old Provençal amar, from Latin amāre, present active infinitive of amō ‎(“I love”).

Verb

amar

1. (Mistralian) Alternative form of aimar

Old Irish

Noun

amar n

1. song, singing

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (song): cepóc, cétal, dúan, dúchann, laíd, od
• (singing): cétal

Descendants

• Irish: amhrán
• Manx: arrane
• Scottish Gaelic: òran

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Latin amāre, present active infinitive of amō ‎(“I love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amar/

Verb

amar

1. to love
   • c. 1110, Guilhèm de Peitieus, ‘Canso’:

     Ma dona m’assai’ e·m prueva, / Quossi de qual guiza l’am [...].

     My lady tries to tempt me to find out how much I love her.

Descendants

• Catalan: amar
• Occitan: aimar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese amar, from Latin amāre, present active infinitive of amō ‎(“I love”), from Proto-Indo-European [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈmar/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈmaɾ/
• Hyphenation: a‧mar

Verb

amar ‎(first-person singular present indicative amo, past participle amado)

1. (transitive) To love, to have great affection for.

   Graças a você, agora nos conhecemos, nos casamos e nos amamos. — “Thanks to you, now we met, we married and we love each other.”

2. (intransitive) To have the ability to love, to feel love.

   Pobre homem, em todos esses oitenta anos nunca amou de verdade. — “Poor man, in all those eighty years, never really loved.”

3. First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of amar
4. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) future subjunctive of amar
5. First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of amar
6. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) personal infinitive of amar

Conjugation

Derived terms

• amo-te (in Brazil also eu te amo) — “I love you.”

Antonyms

• detestar, odiar

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin amārus ‎(“bitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-, *h₂eh₃m- ‎(“bitter, raw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmar/

Adjective

amar m, n ‎(feminine singular amară, masculine plural amari, feminine and neuter plural amare)

1. (of food) bitter, rancid
2. (of a person) bitter, rude

Declension

Antonyms

• dulce

Derived terms

• amărăciune
• amăreală
• amărui

Related terms

• amărî
• amărât
• amărăcios
• amăreață

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

amar m ‎(genitive singular amair, plural amaran)

1. basin, pool, bath
2. tank, cistern, vat
3. channel, trough

Derived terms

• amar-eun

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin amāre, present active infinitive of amō ‎(“I love”), from Proto-Indo-European [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmaɾ/

Verb

amar ‎(first-person singular present amo, first-person singular preterite amé, past participle amado)

1. to love, have great affection for, care about.

   Te amo. - “I love you.”

Conjugation

Related terms

See also

• querer
• gustar

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin amāre, present active infinitive of amō ‎(“I love”). Compare Italian amare.

Verb

amar

1. (transitive) To love
2. (transitive) To like

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.