amor
Dictionary entries
- Entry →amo, amare, amavi, amatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
love, like; fall in love with; be fond of; have a tendency to;
sg. pres. pass. ind. 1st - Entry →amor, amoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
love; affection; the beloved; Cupid; affair; sexual/illicit/homosexual passion;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...ille sagittas. uror, et in vacuo pectore regnat Amor. Sex mihi surgat opus numeris, in quinque residat: ferrea..."Amores III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...atque ait "hic, hic est, quem ferus urit Amor!" fabula, nec sentis, tota iactaris in urbe..."Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...nequitiae Naso poeta meae. hoc quoque iussit Amor—procul hinc, procul este, severae! non estis teneris apta theatra..."Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Andromachen iterum cessisse marito. obstipui, miroque incensum pectus amore compellare virum et casus cognoscere tantos. progredior portu classis..."Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...contra elata mari respondet Cnosia tellus: hic crudelis amor tauri suppostaque furto Pasiphae mixtumque genus prolesque biformis Minotaurus..."Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...potens, quem regia coniunx adiungi generum miro properabat amore; sed variis portenta deum terroribus obstant. laurus erat tecti..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...tantum accenderit ignem causa latet; duri magno sed amore dolores polluto, notumque furens quid femina possit, triste..."Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...cunctis altior ibat Anchises. mihi mens iuvenali ardebat amore compellare virum et dextrae coniungere dextram; accessi et cupidus..."