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amoenus

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Latin

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Etymology

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The origin remains unexplained. Possibly from amo (I love), mino (I drive forth), or loaned from a substrate.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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amoenus (feminine amoena, neuter amoenum, comparative amoenior, superlative amoenissimus, adverb amoenē or amoeniter); first/second-declension adjective

  1. charming, pleasant, agreeable, amenable
  2. lovely, delightful, beautiful

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative amoenus amoena amoenum amoenī amoenae amoena
genitive amoenī amoenae amoenī amoenōrum amoenārum amoenōrum
dative amoenō amoenae amoenō amoenīs
accusative amoenum amoenam amoenum amoenōs amoenās amoena
ablative amoenō amoenā amoenō amoenīs
vocative amoene amoena amoenum amoenī amoenae amoena

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: amè
  • English: amene
  • French: amène
  • Italian: ameno
  • Portuguese: ameno
  • Spanish: ameno

See also

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References

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  • amoenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amoenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • amoenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • pleasant districts; charming surroundings: loca amoena, amoenitas locorum
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN