amplus

Latin

Etymology

Disputed.

  • Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂emlos, from *h₂em- (to grasp), and etymologically "graspable". See also ampla (handle, grip).
  • Otherwise for ambiplus (full on both sides), composed of ambi- (both) and an element akin to plēnus (full) (and more distantly to plūs (more)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: ampio
  • North Italian:
    • Romansch: ampel
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: ampru
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Borrowings:

References

Further reading

  • 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, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a man who has held many offices: amplis honoribus usus (Sall. Iug. 25. 4)

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