Latin

Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /a.mo/

Etymology 1
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *am-a-, *am- (mother, aunt), a lost nursery-word of the papa-type.
Compare amita (aunt), Old High German amma (nurse). Alternatively, O. Hackstein suggests Proto-Indo-
European *hemh- (seize).
Verb
am (present infinitive amre, perfect active amv, supine amtum); first conjugation
1 I love quotations
2 I am fond of, like
3 I am under obligation to; I am obliged to
4 (with infinitive) to enjoy, be accustomed
Conjugation
Note: amasti is sometimes used in place of amavisti.
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Conjugation of amo (first conjugation)
singular plural
indicative
first second third first second third
present am ams amat ammus amtis amant
imperfect ambam ambs ambat ambmus ambtis ambant
future amb ambis ambit ambimus ambitis ambunt
active amvist, amvistis, amvrunt,
perfect amv 1 amvit amvimus 1
amsti amstis amvre
pluperfect amveram amvers amverat amvermus amvertis amverant
futureperfect amver amveris amverit amverimus amveritis amverint
amris,
 present am ams amat ammus amtis amant
imperfect ambam ambs ambat ambmus ambtis ambant
future amb ambis ambit ambimus ambitis ambunt
active amvist, amvistis, amvrunt,
perfect amv 1 amvit amvimus 1
amsti amstis amvre
pluperfect amveram amvers amverat amvermus amvertis amverant
futureperfect amver amveris amverit amverimus amveritis amverint
amris,
present amor amtur ammur ammin amantur
amre
ambris,
imperfect ambar ambtur ambmur ambmin ambantur
ambre
passive amberis,
future ambor ambitur ambimur ambimin ambuntur
ambere
perfect amtus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect amtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
futureperfect amtus + future active indicative of sum
singular plural
subjunctive
first second third first second third
present amem ams amet ammus amtis ament
imperfect amrem amrs amret amrmus amrtis amrent
perfect amverim amvers amverit amvermus amvertis amverint
active
amvissmus
amvissem, amvisss, amvisset, amvisstis, amvissent,
pluperfect ,
amssem1 amsses1 amsset1 amssetis1 amssent1
amssemus1
amris,
present amer amtur ammur ammin amentur
amre
amrris,
passive imperfect amrer amrtur amrmur amrmin amrentur
amrre
perfect amtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect amtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
singular plural
imperative
first second third first second third
 amris,
present amer amtur ammur ammin amentur
amre
amrris,
passive imperfect amrer amrtur amrmur amrmin amrentur
amrre
perfect amtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect amtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
singular plural
imperative
first second third first second third
present am amte
active
future amt amt amtte amant
present amre ammin
passive
future amtor amtor amantor
active passive
non-finite forms
present perfect future present perfect future
amvisse, amtrus
infinitives amre 1 amr amtus esse amtum r
amsse esse
participles amns amtrus amtus amandus
gerund supine
dative/
verbal nouns nominative genitive accusative accusative ablative
ablative
amre amand amand amandum amtum amt
1
At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
Old forms:
indicative future perfect active: amasso, amassis (= amver etc.)
Derived terms
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Terms derived from amo
ambilis amtus redam
amb t
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Derived terms
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Terms derived from amo
ambilis amtus redam
amb t
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amns amtri amcula
amanter amtrius amcus
amta amc amcusm, amcaf
amtor amcitia amor