ambre
Catalan
Etymology
From Arabic عَنْبَر (ʿanbar, “ambergris”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈam.bɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈam.bɾe/
audio (Valencian) (file)
Noun
ambre m (plural ambres)
- amber (semiprecious stone)
- amber (yellow-orange color)
Derived terms
- ambrat
- ambre gris
Adjective
ambre (indeclinable)
- amber
- L'ampolla ambre va reflectir la brillantor dels llums.
- The amber bottle reflected the brilliance of the lights.
- Synonym: ambrat
Further reading
- “ambre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ambre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “ambre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ambre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Middle French ambre, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʿanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃bʁ/
Audio (file)
Noun
ambre m (plural ambres)
- amber (fossil resin)
Derived terms
- ambre gris
- ambre jaune
Further reading
- “ambre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- brame, bramé
Friulian
Noun
ambre f (plural ambris)
- amber (fossil resin)
Related terms
- ambrât
Italian
Noun
ambre f pl
- plural of ambra
Anagrams
- Brema, brame
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish fambre, famne (compare Spanish hambre), from Vulgar Latin *fam(i)ne(m), from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (“to disappear”).
Noun
ambre f (Latin spelling)
- hunger
- Synonym: fambre
Middle English
Alternative forms
- anbre, almer
Etymology
From Old English amber (“a bucket”), probably from Latin amphora. Cognate with Dutch emmer (“a bucket”), Low German Ammel (“a bucket”), Middle High German eim(b)er (“a bucket”), German Eimer (“a bucket”), Luxembourgish Eemer (“a bucket”), Norwegian ambar (“a bucket”), Swedish ämbar (“a bucket”), West Frisian amer (“a bucket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈam(b)ər/
Noun
ambre (plural ambres)
- A bucket; a measure.
References
- “ambre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle French
Etymology
From Arabic عَنْبَر (ʿanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”).
Noun
ambre m (plural ambres)
- amber (fossil resin)
- 1605, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Les commentaires, svr les six livres de Pedacius Dioscoride de la matière médecinale page 68
- les Indiens estiment plus l'ambre que l'encens.
- Indians value amber more highly than incense.
- 1605, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Les commentaires, svr les six livres de Pedacius Dioscoride de la matière médecinale page 68