amate

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See also: ámate

English

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a codex page written on amate

Etymology 1

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From Spanish (papel) amate (amate paper), from Classical Nahuatl āmatl (paper).

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Noun

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amate (plural amates)

  1. Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
  2. An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture.
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Etymology 2

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From Old French amater, amatir.

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amate (third-person singular simple present amates, present participle amating, simple past and past participle amated)

  1. (obsolete) To dishearten, dismay.

Etymology 3

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From a- +‎ mate.

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amate (third-person singular simple present amates, present participle amating, simple past and past participle amated)

  1. (obsolete) To be a mate to; to match.

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Esperanto

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Adverb

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amate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of ami

Interlingua

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Participle

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amate

  1. past participle of amar

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈma.te/
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Hyphenation: a‧mà‧te

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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amate

  1. feminine plural of amato

Participle

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amate f pl

  1. feminine plural of amato

Etymology 2

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Noun

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amate f

  1. plural of amata

Etymology 3

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Verb

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amate

  1. inflection of amare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

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Latin

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Verb

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amāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of amō

Participle

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amāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of amātus

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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amate

  1. inflection of amata (everlasting):
    1. locative singular masculine/neuter
    2. accusative plural masculine
    3. vocative singular feminine

Noun

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amate

  1. locative singular of amata (immortality)

Rwanda-Rundi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *màtáì. Doublet of amata.

Noun

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amaté class 6

  1. (Kirundi) saliva
    Synonym: (Rwanda) amacandwe

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈmate/ [aˈma.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧te

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl āmatl.

Noun

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amate m (plural amates)

  1. fig tree (Ficus sp.)
    1. (Guerrero) Ficus obtusifolia
      Synonym: amate blanco
    2. (Oaxaca) petiolate fig (Ficus petiolaris)
      Synonym: amate amarillo
    3. (Chiapas, Tabasco) Ficus segoviae
    4. (Oaxaca) Florida strangler fig (Ficus aurea)
      Synonym: amate prieto
  2. creeping fig (Ficus pumila)
  3. amate paper
    Synonym: papel amate
  4. amate (art form)
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Descendants
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  • English: amate

Etymology 2

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Verb

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amate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of amar combined with te
  2. inflection of amatar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References

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  • Catalogo alfabético de nombres vulgares y científicos de plantas que existen en México, México: Imprenta de la Dirección de Estudios Biológicos, 1923, page 42
  • Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 16

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