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amplexo
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [amˈpɫɛk.soː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [amˈplɛk.so]
Participle
amplexō
Verb
amplexō (present infinitive amplexāre, perfect active amplexāvī, supine amplexātum); first conjugation
- alternative form of amplexor
Conjugation
References
- “amplexo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛksu
- Hyphenation: am‧ple‧xo
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin amplexum (“hug”).
Noun
amplexo m (plural amplexos)
- (formal, poetic) hug; embrace
- Synonym: abraço
- (ethology) amplexus (pseudocopulation in which a male grasps a female with his front legs)
Derived terms
- amplexar
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
amplexo
- first-person singular present indicative of amplexar
Further reading
- “amplexo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “amplexo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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