amatir

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

amatir

  1. to give gold or silver a matte finish

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch amateur (amateur), from French amateur, from Latin amātor (lover), from amō (to love).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈama.t̪ɪr]
  • Hyphenation: ama‧tir

Noun

amatir (plural amatir-amatir)

  1. amateur,
    1. a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally
    2. someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • amatir-amatiran
  • amatiran
  • seamatir

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