amarra
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from amarrar.
Noun
amarra f (plural amarres)
Derived terms
- falsa amarra
Etymology 2
Verb
amarra
- inflection of amarrar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
amarra
- third-person singular past historic of amarrer
Galician
Etymology 1
Back-formation from amarrar (“to tie, moor”).
Noun
amarra f (plural amarras)
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “amarra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “amarra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “amarra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amarra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
amarra
- inflection of amarrar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒmɒrːɒ]
- Hyphenation: amar‧ra
- Rhymes: -rɒ
Pronoun
amarra
Determiner
amarra
Adverb
amarra
- the other way there, in the other direction there, on the other route there
- in the other area there, around the other neighborhood there
Alternative forms
- amárra (dialectal)
Coordinate terms
Further reading
- amarra in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- amarra in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmar.ra/
- Rhymes: -arra
- Hyphenation: a‧màr‧ra
Noun
amarra f (plural amarre)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈma.ʁɐ/ [aˈma.hɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈma.ʁɐ/ [aˈma.χɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈma.ʁa/ [aˈma.ha]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈma.ʁɐ/
- Rhymes: -aʁɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧mar‧ra
Etymology 1
Deverbal from amarrar (“to tie”).
Noun
amarra f (plural amarras)
- (nautical) mooring (act of securing a vessel)
- (nautical) hawser (mooring rope)
- (figurative) support, protection
- (figurative, in the plural) ties, bonds
- (figurative, in the plural) restraints
- Synonyms: obstáculo, impedimento
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
amarra
- inflection of amarrar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “amarra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “amarra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmara/ [aˈma.ra]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: a‧ma‧rra
Etymology 1
Deverbal from amarrar.
Noun
amarra f (plural amarras)
- (nautical) mooring line, warp
- (figurative, in the plural) tie, connection
- romper amarras ― to cut ties
- tenir buenas amarras ― to have good connections
- 2021 May 4, Carlos E. Cué, “Ayuso arrasa en Madrid”, in El País[1]:
- En el PP muchos temen que Ayuso y su mano derecha, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, envalentonados por esta victoria, romperán amarras con Casado e incluso pensarán en sustituirle en algún momento si no cuaja su liderazgo.
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
amarra
- inflection of amarrar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “amarra”, 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