Amos
English
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.məs/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪməs
Proper noun
Amos
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- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- A prophet, author of the book of Amos.
- A surname.
- A town in Quebec
Translations
figure mentioned in the Old Testament
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book of the Old Testament
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Faroese
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Amos: Amosson or Amosson
- daughter of Amos: Amosardóttir or Amosdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Amos |
| Accusative | Amos |
| Dative | Amosi |
| Genitive | Amosar, Amos |
French
Etymology
The city is named after Alice Gouin (né Amos; 1868–1940), the wife of prime minister of Québec Lomer Gouin (1861–1929).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.mɔs/
Audio (file)
Derived terms
- Amossois, Amossoise
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Italian
Etymology
Possibly from Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.mos/[1]
- Rhymes: -amos
- Hyphenation: À‧mos
References
- Amos in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007
Slovak
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Amós, from Latin Amos, from Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈmos/ [ʔɐˈmos]
- Rhymes: -os
- Syllabification: A‧mos
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈam.ɔs/
Proper noun
Amos
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- a male given name from Hebrew עָמוֹס (“to carry a burden”), equivalent to English Amos
- (biblical) A prophet, author of the Book of Amos
- (biblical) The Book of Amos
Coordinate terms
- (llyfrau'r Hen Destament Protestannaidd) Genesis, Exodus, Lefiticus, Numeri, Deuteronomium, Josua, Barnwyr, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Brenhinoedd, 2 Brenhinoedd, 1 Cronicl, 2 Cronicl, Esra, Nehemeia, Esther, Job, Salmau, Diarhebion, Pregethwr, Caniad Solomon, Eseia, Jeremeia, Galarnad, Eseciel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadeia, Jona, Micha, Nahum, Habacuc, Seffaneia, Haggai, Sechareia, Malachi (Category: cy:Books of the Bible)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
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| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| Amos | unchanged | unchanged | Hamos |
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References
Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children, Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 15
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