-ambre

Spanish

Etymology

From an oblique form *-āmine(m) of Latin -āmen (abstract noun suffix), extended form of -men.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈambɾe/ [ˈãm.bɾe]
• Rhymes: -ambɾe
• Syllabification: -am‧bre

Suffix

-ambre m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ambres)

1. forms collective nouns

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ambre

cochambre

friambre

pelambre

Further reading

• “-ambre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10