amplo

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms
  • inpyo

Etymology

From Latin amplus.

Adjective

amplo (feminine singular amploa, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amploes)

  1. ample

References
  • ample in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

Latin

Adjective

amplō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of amplus

References
  • “amplo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amplo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amplus (“spacious; ample”). Doublet of ancho.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.plu/

  • Hyphenation: am‧plo

Adjective

amplo (feminine ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amplas)

  1. ample, wide
    Caminho amplo. ― Wide pathway.
    Synonyms: ancho, largo
    Antonym: estreito
  2. spacious
    Amplos aposentos. ― Ample dwellings.
    Synonym: espaçoso
  3. abundant, abounding (fully sufficient)
    Ampla evidência. ― Abounding evidence.
    Synonyms: abundante, farto, extenso

Usage notes

More commonly than other adjectives, it may be used preceding the noun it modifies.

Spanish

Adjective

amplo (feminine ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amplas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of amplio

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