Amazonas
See also: amazonas
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Amazonas and Spanish Amazonas, related to English Amazon.
Proper noun
Amazonas
- A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Manaus.
- A department of Colombia.
- A region of Peru.
- A state of Venezuela.
Coordinate terms
states of Braziledit
Translations
state of Brazil
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department of Colombia
region of Peru
state of Venezuela
Further reading
- Category:Amazonas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Amazonas on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Amazonas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Amazonas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Amazonas)
- Amazon (a river in South America)
Declension
Declension of Amazonas [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading
- “Amazonas” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Amazonas, Fluss” in Duden online
- “Amazonas, Bundesstaat” in Duden online
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒmɒzonɒs]
- Hyphenation: Ama‧zo‧nas
- Rhymes: -ɒs
Proper noun
Amazonas
- Amazon (river)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Amazonas | — |
| accusative | Amazonast | — |
| dative | Amazonasnak | — |
| instrumental | Amazonasszal | — |
| causal-final | Amazonasért | — |
| translative | Amazonasszá | — |
| terminative | Amazonasig | — |
| essive-formal | Amazonasként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Amazonasban | — |
| superessive | Amazonason | — |
| adessive | Amazonasnál | — |
| illative | Amazonasba | — |
| sublative | Amazonasra | — |
| allative | Amazonashoz | — |
| elative | Amazonasból | — |
| delative | Amazonasról | — |
| ablative | Amazonastól | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Amazonasé | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Amazonaséi | — |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Amazonasom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Amazonasod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Amazonasa | — |
| 1st person plural | Amazonasunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Amazonasotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Amazonasuk | — |
Derived terms
- amazonasi
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Amazonas
- the Amazon, river in South America
- Amazonas, a state in Brazil
- Amazonas, a province in Colombia
- Amazonas, a region in Peru
- Amazonas, a state in Venezuela
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Almazonas (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.maˈzõ.nɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.maˈzõ.nɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.maˈzo.nas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐˈzo.nɐʃ/
Audio (Brazil): (file) - Rhymes: (Brazil) -õnɐs, (Portugal) -onɐʃ
- Homophone: amazonas
- Hyphenation: A‧ma‧zo‧nas
Proper noun
Amazonas m or (archaic) f pl (sometimes plural only, in variation)
- Amazon (a river in northern South America)
- 1826, Academia das ciências de Lisboa, Collecçao de noticias para a historia e geografia das naçoes ultramarinas, que vivem nos dominios portuguezes, ou lhes sao visinhas..., Typografia da mesma Academia, page 9:
- Deste canal lança o Amazonas pela terra dentro aquella porção de agoa, que junta com a referida do Akeky fórma o rio deste nome, que dá entrada para o' Amazonas pela bocca do Xingú.
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- Amazonas (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Manaus)
- AM (abbreviation)
- Amazonas (a region of Peru)
- Amazonas (a department of Colombia)
- Amazonas (a state of Venezuela)
Related terms
See also
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amaˈθonas/ [a.maˈθo.nas] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /amaˈsonas/ [a.maˈso.nas] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -onas
- Syllabification: A‧ma‧zo‧nas
Proper noun
Amazonas m
- Amazon (a river in Brazil)
- a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Manaus
- Amazonas (a region of Peru)
- Amazonas (a department of Colombia)
- Amazonas (a state of Venezuela)
Derived terms
Descendants
- →⇒ Ye'kwana: Amasonanña