amandus

Latin

Etymology

Future passive participle (gerundive) of amō (love).

Pronunciation

Participle

amandus (feminine amanda, neuter amandum); first/second-declension participle

  1. which is to be loved
  2. which is to be liked
  3. which is to be in obligation to

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative amandus amanda amandum amandī amandae amanda
genitive amandī amandae amandī amandōrum amandārum amandōrum
dative amandō amandae amandō amandīs
accusative amandum amandam amandum amandōs amandās amanda
ablative amandō amandā amandō amandīs
vocative amande amanda amandum amandī amandae amanda

References

  • amandus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "amandus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • amandus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) the word amicitia comes from amare: nomen amicitiae (or simply amicitia) dicitur ab amando
  • amandus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • amandus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray