amplo

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amplus.

Adjective

amplo m (feminine singular ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amples) (ORB)

  1. extensive, plentiful

Derived terms
  • amplor

References
  • ample in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • amplo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

Latin

Adjective

amplō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of amplus

References
  • “amplo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amplo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amplus (“spacious; ample”). Doublet of ancho.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.plu/

  • Hyphenation: am‧plo

Adjective

amplo (feminine ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amplas)

  1. ample, wide
    Synonyms: ancho, largo
    Antonym: estreito
    Caminho amplo. ― Wide pathway.
  2. spacious
    Synonym: espaçoso
    Amplos aposentos. ― Ample dwellings.
  3. abundant, abounding (fully sufficient)
    Synonyms: abundante, farto, extenso
    Ampla evidência. ― Abounding evidence.

Usage notes

More commonly than other adjectives, it may be used preceding the noun it modifies.

Spanish

Adjective

amplo (feminine ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amplas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of amplio

Further reading
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