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Amor

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See also: amor and amôr

English

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Etymology 1

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From the type object, 1221 Amor, itself from Latin Amor, the god of love.

Noun

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Amor (plural Amors)

  1. (astronomy) An asteroid that orbits between the orbits of Earth and Mars.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Amor. This surname was introduced in England by the Normans.

Proper noun

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Amor (plural Amors)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Amor is the 19456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1389 individuals. Amor is most common among White (39.02%), Hispanic/Latino (36.14%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (20.59%) individuals.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: A‧mor

Proper noun

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Amor

  1. a surname
  2. a female given name

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Amor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːmoːɐ̯/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Amor m (proper noun, strong, genitive Amors or Amor)

  1. (Roman mythology, poetic) Cupid
    Synonym: Cupido
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, “Die Heimkehr”, in Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎[1], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Doch als es morgens tagte, / Mein Kind, wie staunten wir! / Denn zwischen uns saß Amor, / Der blinde Passagier
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Amor” in Duden online
  • Amor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

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Etymology

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See amor (love)

Proper noun

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Amor m (genitive Amōris); third declension

  1. (personification of "amor" or love): Love, God of Love, Cupid
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.412:
      Improbē Amor, quid nōn mortālia pectora cōgis?
      Wicked Love, to what [ends] do you not compel mortal hearts?
      (Venus had sent Cupid to entice Dido’s love for Aeneas. Translations – Mackail, 1885: “Injurious Love, to what dost thou not compel mortal hearts!”; Knight, 1956: “Ah, merciless Love, is there any length to which you cannot force the human heart to go?”; Mandelbaum, 1971: “Voracious Love, to what do you not drive the hearts of men?”; West, 1990: “Love is a cruel master. There are no lengths to which it does not force the human heart.”; Lombardo, 2005: “Cruel Love, what do you not force human hearts to bear?”; Ahl, 2007: “Ruthless Love! Hearts break, humans die. How far must you force us?”; Bartsch, 2020: “Cursed love, you make us stoop to anything.”; Ruden, 2021: “Reprobate Love, wrencher of human hearts!”)

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Amor Amōrēs
genitive Amōris Amōrum
dative Amōrī Amōribus
accusative Amōrem Amōrēs
ablative Amōre Amōribus
vocative Amor Amōrēs

Spanish

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Etymology

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From amor (love).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈmoɾ/ [aˈmoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: A‧mor

Proper noun

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Amor m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Swedish

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Proper noun

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Amor c (genitive Amors)

  1. (Roman mythology) Cupid (god of love)
    Synonyms: (literary) Astrild, (uncommon) Cupido
    träffas av Amors pilar
    be struck by Cupid's arrow (literally "arrows," idiomatic)

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