noun · masculinethird declension
amāns
amāns m or f (genitive amantis)
Classical[ˈa.mãːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.mans]
Meaning
- lover, sweetheart
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amāns | amantēs |
| genitive | amantis | amantium |
| dative | amantī | amantibus |
| accusative | amantem | amantēs amantīs |
| ablative | amante | amantibus |
| vocative | amāns | amantēs |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
ămans, P. a. and
I. subst., v. amo.
Origins
Present active participle of amō (“to love”).
Descendants
- Catalanamant
- Frenchamant
- Italianamante
- Occitanaimant
- Portugueseamante
- Romanianamant
- Spanishamante
- Aragoneseamant
- Asturianamante
- Corsicanamante