Amarante
See also: amarante
Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Amarante, from the genitive of the Latin personal name Latin Amaranthus, from Ancient Greek αμάραντος (amárantos). Compare Portuguese Amarante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [amaˈɾantɪ]
Proper noun
Amarante
- San Fiz de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)
- San Martiño de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)
- Santa Mariña do Castro de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)
- Santo Estevo do Castro de Amarante (a parish of Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Galicia)
- A parish of Maside, Ourense, Galicia
- A locality in Cuíña parish, Oza-Cesuras, A Coruña, Galicia
- a toponymical surname
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin [Villa] Amaranthi (“Amarantus' villa”)
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Amarante, from Early Medieval Latin [Villa] Amaranthi (“Amarantus' villa”).[1] Compare Galician Amarante.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.maˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.maˈɾɐ̃.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
- Hyphenation: A‧ma‧ran‧te
Audio (Portugal) (file)
Derived terms
Related terms
- Amarantes
- Amarantinho
References
- “Amarante” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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