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amplus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Disputed.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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amplus (feminine ampla, neuter amplum, comparative amplior, superlative amplissimus, adverb amplē or ampliter); first/second-declension adjective

  1. large, spacious, roomy
  2. abundant, ample
  3. (figuratively, of force) impetuous, violent, strong
  4. magnificent, splendid, glorious
  5. esteemed, distinguished, well-regarded

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative amplus ampla amplum amplī amplae ampla
genitive amplī amplae amplī amplōrum amplārum amplōrum
dative amplō amplae amplō amplīs
accusative amplum amplam amplum amplōs amplās ampla
ablative amplō amplā amplō amplīs
vocative ample ampla amplum amplī amplae ampla

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: ampio
  • North Italian:
  • Insular Romance:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Borrowings:

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “amplus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40

Further reading

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  • amplus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amplus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • amplus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a man who has held many offices: amplis honoribus usus (Sall. Iug. 25. 4)

Anagrams

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