Amazone

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˌaː.maːˈzɔː.nə/

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• Hyphenation: Ama‧zo‧ne

Amazone f

1. Amazon (South American river)

Amazone f (plural Amazonen or Amazones)

1. Amazon (mythological female warrior)

• amazone
• Amazonegebied

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Amazone f

1. Amazon (river)

• amazonien

Short form of Amazonenpapagei (“Amazon parrot”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈamaˈt͡soːnə]
• Hyphenation: Ama‧zo‧ne

Amazone f (genitive Amazone, plural Amazonen)

1. (ornithology) short form of Amazonenpapagei: Amazon parrot; any bird of the parrot genus Amazona.
2. (in the plural) short form of Amazonenpapageien: the collective noun for birds of the genus Amazona in the family Psittacidae.

• Neuweltpapagei
• Eigentlicher Papagei

• Goldzügelamazone (“Amazona xantholora”)
• Gelbflügelamazone (“Amazona aestiva”)
• Gelbkopfamazone (“Amazona oratix”)
• Gelbschulteramazone (“Amazona barbadensis”)
• Kaiseramazone (“Amazona imperialis”)
• Rotspiegelamazone (“Amazona agilis”)
• Blaustirnamazone (“Amazona aestiva”)
• Weißstirnamazone (“Amazona albifrons”)

Amāzone

1. ablative singular of Amāzōn