amara
See also: Appendix:Variations of "amara"
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
amara
- inflection of amarar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Esperanto
Etymology
From French amer, Italian amaro and Latin amarus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmara/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: a‧ma‧ra
Adjective
amara (accusative singular amaran, plural amaraj, accusative plural amarajn)
- bitter (in taste)
- Ne plaĉas al mi biero, ĝi estas tro amara. ― I don’t like beer; it’s too bitter.
- bitter (emotionally)
- Li respondis kun amara rideto. ― He answered with a bitter smile.
Derived terms
See also
| Basic tastes in Esperanto · gustoj (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dolĉa | acida | sala | amara | akra | bongusta |
Further reading
- “amara”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “amara”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
Galician
Verb
amara
- first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of amar
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.maˈra/
Verb
amara
- future of amar
Isoko
Etymology
Cognate with Urhobo éméravwe (“moon”).
Proper noun
amara
Noun
amara
References
- E. O. Agbada et al, Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017, pages 89, 99
- Onyerioma Isaac Itegolor, Isoko Wha Dooo...! Book 2 (Operation Speak Your Language), Revised Standard Edition (2015), page 24
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈma.ra/
- Rhymes: -ara
- Hyphenation: a‧mà‧ra
Adjective
amara
- feminine singular of amaro
Latin
Pronunciation 1
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈmaː.ra]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈmaː.ra]
Adjective
amāra
- inflection of amārus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Pronunciation 2
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈmaː.raː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈmaː.ra]
Adjective
amārā
- ablative feminine singular of amārus
References
- "amara", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Makasar
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amaʀa (“tree sp.”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmara/, [a.ˈma.ra]
- Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ra
Noun
amara (Lontara spelling ᨕᨆᨑ)
- (botany) Sulawesi blackwood; ebony (Diospyros celebica) (a tree with strong wood traditionally used to make spear shafts)
Further reading
- Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Occitan
Pronunciation
Audio (Béarn): (file)
Adjective
amara
- feminine singular of amar
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Adjective
amara
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈma.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈma.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈma.ɾɐ/
- Rhymes: -aɾɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ra
Adjective
amara
- feminine singular of amaro
Verb
amara
- first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of amar
Romanian
Alternative forms
- амара (amara) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.maˈra/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ra
Verb
a amara (third-person singular present amarează, past participle amarat) 1st conjugation
- to moor
Conjugation
conjugation of amara (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a amara | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | amarând | ||||||
| past participle | amarat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | amarez | amarezi | amarează | amarăm | amarați | amarează | |
| imperfect | amaram | amarai | amara | amaram | amarați | amarau | |
| simple perfect | amarai | amarași | amară | amararăm | amararăți | amarară | |
| pluperfect | amarasem | amaraseși | amarase | amaraserăm | amaraserăți | amaraseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să amarez | să amarezi | să amareze | să amarăm | să amarați | să amareze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | amarează | amarați | |||||
| negative | nu amara | nu amarați | |||||
Further reading
- “amara”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmaɾa/ [aˈma.ɾa]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾa
- Syllabification: a‧ma‧ra
Adjective
amara f
- feminine singular of amaro
Verb
amara
- first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of amar
Verb
amara
- inflection of amarar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).[1]
Noun
amara class IX (plural amara class X)
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 17 Nr. 104