verbfirst/second-declension participle
amandus
amandus (feminine amanda, neuter amandum)
Classical[aˈman.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈman.dus]
Meaning
- participlewhich is to be loved
- participlewhich is to be liked
- participlewhich is to be in obligation to
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
amandus adj.
P. of amo, pleasing: vox, H.
Origins
Future passive participle (gerundive) of amō (“to love”).