ânfora

See also: anfora and ánfora

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• âmphora (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amphora, from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.fo.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.fo.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.fo.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.fu.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃foɾɐ, -ɐ̃fuɾɐ
• Hyphenation: âm‧fo‧ra

Noun

ânfora f (plural ânforas)

1. amphora (large two-handled vase for liquids)
2. amphora (a measure of capacity that, among the ancient Romans, was equivalent to just over 25 liters)
3. (botany) amphora (valve of some fruits that split when ripe)

Derived terms

adjectives

• anfórico

 

Related terms

nouns

• anforicidade f
• anforismo m
• anfórula f

 

Further reading

• “ânfora”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “ânfora”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024