amor

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.mor/, [ˈämɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.mor/, [ˈäːmor]

Etymology 1

amō +‎ -or.

Alternative forms

• (Cupid): Amor

Noun

amor m (genitive amōris); third declension

1. love, affection, devotion (for a person, one's family, one's country) [ quotations ▼]

   amor alicuius / in aliquem / erga aliquem ― love for somebody

   Amor fati ― love of fate

2. strong and passionate longing for something, desire, lust [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: cupīdō, libīdō, dēsīderium, ardor, appetītus, studium, impetus, appetītiō

   amor laudum ― desire for praises/glory

3. beloved, loved person [ quotations ▼]
4. sex [ quotations ▼]
5. (in the plural) love, sweetheart (term of endearment)
6. (plural only) love affair [ quotations ▼]
7. the god Cupid [ quotations ▼]

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amor	amōrēs
Genitive	amōris	amōrum
Dative	amōrī	amōribus
Accusative	amōrem	amōrēs
Ablative	amōre	amōribus
Vocative	amor	amōrēs

Etymology 2

From Proto-Italic *amāor, from *amāō.

Verb

amor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of amō, "I am loved"