adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
amātōrius
amātōrius (feminine amātōria, neuter amātōrium, adverb amātōriē)
Classical[a.maːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.maˈtɔː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveloving, amorous, relating to love, amatory
Ars amatoria.
The art of loving.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amātōrius | amātōria | amātōrium |
| genitive | amātōriī | amātōriae | amātōriī |
| dative | amātōriō | amātōriae | amātōriō |
| accusative | amātōrium | amātōriam | amātōrium |
| ablative | amātōriō | amātōriā | amātōriō |
| vocative | amātōrie | amātōria | amātōrium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amātōriī | amātōriae | amātōria |
| genitive | amātōriōrum | amātōriārum | amātōriōrum |
| dative | amātōriīs | amātōriīs | amātōriīs |
| accusative | amātōriōs | amātōriās | amātōria |
| ablative | amātōriīs | amātōriīs | amātōriīs |
| vocative | amātōriī | amātōriae | amātōria |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
ămātōrĭus, a, um, adj. amator,
I. loving, amorous, relating to love (sensual), amatory:
frui voluptate amatoriā, Cic. Tusc. 4, 34, 73: Anacreontis tota poësis amatoria est, id. ib. 4, 33, 71: virus, a love-potion, Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 83; cf. id. 9, 25, 41, § 79; so, medicamentum, Suet. Calig. 50, and absol.: ămā-tōrĭum, i, n., a means of exciting love, a philter, φίλτρον, Plin. 13, 25, 52, § 142; 28, 8, 27, § 106: ego tibi monstrabo amatorium: si vis amari, ama, Sen. Ep. 9; Quint. 7, 8, 2 al.—Adv.: ămātōrĭē, amorously, * Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 20; * Cic. Phil. 2, 31, 77.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Latin -tōrius Latin amātōrius From amō + -tōrius.
Descendants
- Catalanamatori
- Englishamatorious
- Italianamatorio
- Portugueseamatório
- Spanishamatorio