amador

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin amātōrem.

Adjective

amador (feminine amadora, masculine plural amadors, feminine plural amadores)

  1. loving

Further reading

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin amator, amatorem.

Noun

amador m (oblique plural amadors, nominative singular amadors, nominative plural amador)

  1. lover (one who loves)

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amātōrem. By surface analysis, amar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.maˈdoʁ/ [a.maˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.maˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.maˈdoʁ/ [a.maˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.maˈdoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐˈdoɾ/ [ɐ.mɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐˈdo.ɾi/ [ɐ.mɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Rhymes: -oʁ, -oɾ
  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧dor

Noun

amador m (plural amadores, feminine amadora, feminine plural amadoras)

  1. amateur (someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful)
  2. (now rare) a lover of something

Adjective

amador (feminine amadora, masculine plural amadores, feminine plural amadoras)

  1. loving
  2. voluntary
  3. amateur

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin amātor. Doublet of amateur.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • IPA(key): /amaˈdoɾ/ [a.maˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧dor

Adjective

amador (feminine amadora, masculine plural amadores, feminine plural amadoras)

  1. loving
    Synonym: amante

Noun

amador m (plural amadores, feminine amadora, feminine plural amadoras)

  1. lover (one who loves)

Further reading
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