amarus

See also: āmarus

English

Noun

amarus

  1. plural of amaru

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-, *h₂eh₃m- (“bitter, raw”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós, “raw, crude”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmaː.rus/, [aˈmaː.rʊs]

Adjective

amārus (feminine amāra, neuter amārum); first/second declension

  1. bitter (taste)
  2. harsh, shrill (sound)
  3. sarcastic (speech)
  4. sour, morose (conduct or behavior)
  5. dire, woeful, terrible
    • From the responsory Libera me:
      Diēs illa, diēs irae, calamitātis et miseriae, diēs magna et amāra valdē.
      That day, day of wrath, of calamity and of misery, that great and exceedingly terrible day.

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative amārus amāra amārum amārī amārae amāra
Genitive amārī amārae amārī amārōrum amārārum amārōrum
Dative amārō amārae amārō amārīs amārīs amārīs
Accusative amārum amāram amārum amārōs amārās amāra
Ablative amārō amārā amārō amārīs amārīs amārīs
Vocative amāre amāra amārum amārī amārae amāra

Derived terms

Descendants

References
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