amora
See also: Amora
Esperanto
Etymology
From amoro + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈmora]
- Rhymes: -ora
- Hyphenation: a‧mo‧ra
Adjective
amora (accusative singular amoran, plural amoraj, accusative plural amorajn)
- sexual
- amora kontakto / sperto ― sexual contact / experience
- amora sceno ― sex scene
Galician
Alternative forms
- mora
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese mora (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *mora, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmɔɾa̝/
Noun
amora f (plural amoras)
- blackberry
- 1845, Alberto Camino, O desconsolo:
- Xa non iremos mais po-los roleiros
- en compaña amorosa áas moras, non.
- Nin baixo dos follosos ameneiros
- as coitas che direi do corazon.
- We'll no longer go by the hedges
- in loving company for blackberries, no.
- Nor under the leafy alders
- the afflictions of the heart I'll tell you.
- 1845, Alberto Camino, O desconsolo:
- mulberry (fruit)
Derived terms
- A Moreira
- Moreda
- Moredo
- moreira
- Moreira
- Moreiras
References
- “mora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “amora” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “amora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “amora” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “amora” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *mōra, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmuro̞/
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Noun
amora f (plural amoras)
- mulberry
- blackberry
Derived terms
- amorièr
Portuguese
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amoras (1)
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amoras (2)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *mōra, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron), from Proto-Indo-European *moro. Compare Galician amora, Italian and Spanish mora and French mûre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈmɔ.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈmɔ.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈmɔ.ɾɐ/
Noun
amora f (plural amoras)
- mulberry (fruit)
- (by analogy) blackberry
- Synonyms: amora-silvestre, silva
Derived terms
- amoreira (“mulberry tree”)
Related terms
- morango (“strawberry”)