amplo
Latin
Adjective
amplō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of amplus
References
- “amplo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amplo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin amplus (“spacious; ample”). Doublet of ancho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.plu/
- Hyphenation: am‧plo
Adjective
amplo (feminine ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amplas)
- ample, wide
- Caminho amplo. ― Wide pathway.
- Synonyms: ancho, largo
- Antonym: estreito
- spacious
- Amplos aposentos. ― Ample dwellings.
- Synonym: espaçoso
- abundant, abounding (fully sufficient)
- Ampla evidência. ― Abounding evidence.
- Synonyms: abundante, farto, extenso
Usage notes
More commonly than other adjectives, it may be used preceding the noun it modifies.
Related terms
- ampliação
- ampliadamente
- ampliado
- ampliador
- ampliamento
- ampliar
- ampliativo
- ampliatório
- ampliável
- amplidão
- amplificação
- amplificado
- amplificador
- amplificante
- amplificar
- amplificativo
- amplificável
- amplitude
- ancho
Spanish
Adjective
amplo (feminine ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amplas)
- Obsolete spelling of amplio
Further reading
- “amplo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014