ámbar
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ambar, from Andalusian Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕánbar).
Cognate with Portuguese âmbar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈambaɾ/ [ˈam.baɾ]
- Rhymes: -ambaɾ
Noun
ámbar m (plural ámbares)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ambar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “ámbar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕánbar), from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “amber”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈambaɾ/ [ˈãm.baɾ]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -ambaɾ
- Syllabification: ám‧bar
Adjective
ámbar m or f (masculine and feminine plural ámbares)
- amber (of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.)
Noun
ámbar m (plural ámbares)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “ámbar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024