amarra

See also: amarrá and amárra

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈma.rə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈma.ra]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from amarrar.

Noun

amarra f (plural amarres)

1. (nautical) warp, hawser, painter

Derived terms

• falsa amarra

Etymology 2

Verb

amarra

1. inflection of amarrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Verb

amarra

1. third-person singular past historic of amarrer

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from amarrar (“to tie, moor”).

Noun

amarra f (plural amarras)

1. (nautical) rope

   Synonyms: cabo, corda, repa

2. binding

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “amarra”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “amarra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “amarra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amarra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

amarra

1. inflection of amarrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Hungarian

Etymology

amaz +‎ -ra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒmɒrːɒ]
• Hyphenation: amar‧ra
• Rhymes: -rɒ

Pronoun

amarra

1. sublative singular of amaz

Determiner

amarra

1. sublative singular of amaz

Adverb

amarra

1. the other way there, in the other direction there, on the other route there
2. in the other area there, around the other neighborhood there

Alternative forms

• amárra (dialectal)

Coordinate terms

• arra
• emerre
• erre

Further reading

• amarra in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• amarra in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmar.ra/
• Rhymes: -arra
• Hyphenation: a‧màr‧ra

Noun

amarra f (plural amarre)

1. hawser, rope

   Synonyms: fune da ormeggio, cima, gomena, sagola

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.ʁɐ/ [aˈma.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.ʁɐ/ [aˈma.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈma.ʁɐ/ [aˈma.χɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.ʁa/ [aˈma.ha]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈma.ʁɐ/

• Rhymes: -aʁɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧mar‧ra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from amarrar (“to tie”).

Noun

amarra f (plural amarras)

1. (nautical) mooring (act of securing a vessel)
2. (nautical) hawser (mooring rope)

   Synonyms: cabo, corda

3. (figurative) support, protection

   Synonyms: apoio, proteção, segurança

4. (figurative, in the plural) ties, bonds
5. (figurative, in the plural) restraints

   Synonyms: obstáculo, impedimento

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

amarra

1. inflection of amarrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “amarra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “amarra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “amarra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmara/ [aˈma.ra]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧rra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from amarrar.

Noun

amarra f (plural amarras)

1. (nautical) mooring line, warp
2. (figurative, in the plural) tie, connection

   romper amarras ― to cut ties

   tenir buenas amarras ― to have good connections

   • 2021 May 4, Carlos E. Cué, “Ayuso arrasa en Madrid”, in El País‎:

     En el PP muchos temen que Ayuso y su mano derecha, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, envalentonados por esta victoria, romperán amarras con Casado e incluso pensarán en sustituirle en algún momento si no cuaja su liderazgo.

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

amarra

1. inflection of amarrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “amarra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024