ambra

See also: Ambra, ambră, and ambrą

Danish

Etymology

From Italian ambra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ambra/, [ˈɑmb̥ʁɑ]

Noun

ambra c (singular definite ambraen, plural indefinite ambraer)

  1. ambergris
  2. southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)

Inflection

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian ambra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmbrɑ/, [ˈɑ̝mbrɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmbrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): amb‧ra

Noun

ambra

  1. ambergris
    Synonym: harmaa ambra
  2. (dated) amber (fossil resin) (usually as keltainen ambra)
    Synonym: meripihka

Declension

Inflection of ambra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative ambra ambrat
genitive ambran ambrojen
partitive ambraa ambroja
illative ambraan ambroihin
singular plural
nominative ambra ambrat
accusative nom. ambra ambrat
gen. ambran
genitive ambran ambrojen
ambrainrare
partitive ambraa ambroja
inessive ambrassa ambroissa
elative ambrasta ambroista
illative ambraan ambroihin
adessive ambralla ambroilla
ablative ambralta ambroilta
allative ambralle ambroille
essive ambrana ambroina
translative ambraksi ambroiksi
abessive ambratta ambroitta
instructive ambroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ambra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ambrani ambrani
accusative nom. ambrani ambrani
gen. ambrani
genitive ambrani ambrojeni
ambrainirare
partitive ambraani ambrojani
inessive ambrassani ambroissani
elative ambrastani ambroistani
illative ambraani ambroihini
adessive ambrallani ambroillani
ablative ambraltani ambroiltani
allative ambralleni ambroilleni
essive ambranani ambroinani
translative ambrakseni ambroikseni
abessive ambrattani ambroittani
instructive
comitative ambroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ambrasi ambrasi
accusative nom. ambrasi ambrasi
gen. ambrasi
genitive ambrasi ambrojesi
ambraisirare
partitive ambraasi ambrojasi
inessive ambrassasi ambroissasi
elative ambrastasi ambroistasi
illative ambraasi ambroihisi
adessive ambrallasi ambroillasi
ablative ambraltasi ambroiltasi
allative ambrallesi ambroillesi
essive ambranasi ambroinasi
translative ambraksesi ambroiksesi
abessive ambrattasi ambroittasi
instructive
comitative ambroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ambramme ambramme
accusative nom. ambramme ambramme
gen. ambramme
genitive ambramme ambrojemme
ambraimmerare
partitive ambraamme ambrojamme
inessive ambrassamme ambroissamme
elative ambrastamme ambroistamme
illative ambraamme ambroihimme
adessive ambrallamme ambroillamme
ablative ambraltamme ambroiltamme
allative ambrallemme ambroillemme
essive ambranamme ambroinamme
translative ambraksemme ambroiksemme
abessive ambrattamme ambroittamme
instructive
comitative ambroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ambranne ambranne
accusative nom. ambranne ambranne
gen. ambranne
genitive ambranne ambrojenne
ambrainnerare
partitive ambraanne ambrojanne
inessive ambrassanne ambroissanne
elative ambrastanne ambroistanne
illative ambraanne ambroihinne
adessive ambrallanne ambroillanne
ablative ambraltanne ambroiltanne
allative ambrallenne ambroillenne
essive ambrananne ambroinanne
translative ambraksenne ambroiksenne
abessive ambrattanne ambroittanne
instructive
comitative ambroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ambransa ambransa
accusative nom. ambransa ambransa
gen. ambransa
genitive ambransa ambrojensa
ambrainsarare
partitive ambraansa ambrojaan
ambrojansa
inessive ambrassaan
ambrassansa
ambroissaan
ambroissansa
elative ambrastaan
ambrastansa
ambroistaan
ambroistansa
illative ambraansa ambroihinsa
adessive ambrallaan
ambrallansa
ambroillaan
ambroillansa
ablative ambraltaan
ambraltansa
ambroiltaan
ambroiltansa
allative ambralleen
ambrallensa
ambroilleen
ambroillensa
essive ambranaan
ambranansa
ambroinaan
ambroinansa
translative ambrakseen
ambraksensa
ambroikseen
ambroiksensa
abessive ambrattaan
ambrattansa
ambroittaan
ambroittansa
instructive
comitative ambroineen
ambroinensa

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Verb

ambra

  1. third-person singular past historic of ambrer

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, ambergris), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, ambergris).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈam.bra/
  • Rhymes: -ambra
  • Hyphenation: àm‧bra

Noun

ambra f (plural ambre)

  1. amber (fossil resin)
    Synonyms: (literary) elettro, (literary) succino
    • c. 13161321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXIX”, in Paradiso [Heaven], lines 25–26; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
      E come in vetro, in ambra o in cristallo
      raggio resplende []
      And like in glass, amber, or crystal, a ray shines []
  2. meanings related to colour/color:
    1. (uncountable) amber colour/color
    2. (metonymically, uncountable) yellow
      Synonym: giallo
    3. (metonymically) any amber-colored substance or object.
  3. (uncountable) the smell of ambergris

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ambra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, ambergris), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, ambergris).

Noun

ambra f sg (genitive ambrae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) amber (fossil resin)
  2. (Medieval Latin) ambergris

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative ambra
Genitive ambrae
Dative ambrae
Accusative ambram
Ablative ambrā
Vocative ambra

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian ambra, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar).

Noun

ambra m (definite singular ambraen, indefinite plural ambraer, definite plural ambraene)

  1. ambergris

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian ambra, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar).

Noun

ambra m (definite singular ambraen, indefinite plural ambraer or ambraar, definite plural ambraene or ambraane)

  1. ambergris

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from French ambre, Italian ambra, or Spanish ámbar, ultimately from Medieval Latin ambra, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar).[1] First attested in 1534.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈam.bra/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ambra
  • Syllabification: am‧bra

Noun

ambra f

  1. ambergris (substance in perfumes)
    zapach ambrythe smell of ambergris
  2. ambergris perfume
  3. sweet gum, liquidambar (tree of the genus Liquidambar)
    Synonym: ambrowiec
  4. (Middle Polish) amber (resin)
    Synonym: bursztyn

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “ambra”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ambra”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

Further reading

  • ambra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ambra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (02.07.2012) “AMBRA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ambra”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ambra”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ambra”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 30

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ambra f (Cyrillic spelling амбра)

  1. ambergris
  2. amber (fossil resin)
    Synonyms: jantar, ambar, amber
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