amego

Esperanto

Etymology

From amo +‎ -eg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmeɡo/
  • Rhymes: -eɡo
  • Hyphenation: a‧me‧go

Noun

amego (uncountable, accusative amegon)

  1. augmentative of amo (“love”)
  2. adoration, intense love
    • A. Frank Milward (translator), “Ligeia” by Edgar Allan Poe in La ovala portreto kaj aliaj rakontoj,
      Dum longaj horoj, tenante mian manon, ŝi elverŝis antaŭ mi la superfluon de koro, kies pli ol pasia amego ensume atingis al idolservado.
      For long hours, detaining my hand, would she pour out before me the overflowing of a heart whose more than passionate devotion amounted to idolatry.
    Antonym: malamego
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