Amores

/ˈæmɔːreɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of amor; love affairs or love poetry, particularly in historical or classical contexts; also Ovid's famous collection of Latin love poems.

Etymology

From Latin 'amor' meaning 'love,' with the plural form '-es.' In English, it specifically refers to Ovid's 'Amores,' a classical text of erotic poetry.

Kelly Says

Ovid's 'Amores' was basically ancient Roman fan fiction and personal poetry—he'd write about pursuing women, getting rejected, and complaining about it in Latin verses that eventually became world literature!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍቅር
fik-ir
ARالعربية
الحب
al-hub
BNবাংলা
প্রেম
pre-m
CACatalà
amor
a-mor
CSČeština
lásky
las-ky
DADansk
kærlighed
kær-lig-hed
DEDeutsch
Liebe
lee-be
ELΕλληνικά
άγάπη
a-ga-pi
ESEspañol
amores
a-mo-res
FAفارسی
عشق
e-shogh
FISuomi
rakkaus
ra-kaus
FRFrançais
amours
a-moors
GUGU
પ્રેમ
pre-m
HAHA
soya
so-ya
HEעברית
אהבה
a-hava
HIहिन्दी
प्रेम
pre-m
HUMagyar
szerelem
sze-re-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
cinta
cin-ta
IGIG
nwanyi
n-wa-ni
ITItaliano
amori
a-mo-ri
JA日本語
ai
KKKK
сүйіну
sü-i-nu
KMKM
ស្រលាញ់
sra-la-an
KO한국어
사랑
sa-rang
MRMR
प्रेम
pre-m
MSBahasa Melayu
cinta
cin-ta
MYမြန်မာ
ချစ်
chi-t
NLNederlands
liefdes
lief-des
NONorsk
kjærlighet
kjer-lig-het
PAPA
ਪਿਆਰ
pi-yaar
PLPolski
miłości
mi-lo-sci
PTPortuguês
amores
a-mores
RORomână
dragoste
dra-gos-te
RUРусский
любовь
lyu-bo-v
SVSvenska
kärlekar
kar-le-kar
SWKiswahili
upendo
u-pen-do
TAதமிழ்
அன்பு
an-pu
TEతెలుగు
ప్రేమ
pre-ma
THไทย
ความรัก
khwam-rak
TLTL
pag-ibig
pa-g-i-big
TRTürkçe
aşklar
aş-klar
UKУкраїнська
кохання
koh-an-nya
URاردو
محبت
mo-habbat
VITiếng Việt
tình yêu
tinh-yêu
YOYO
lọ́wọ́
lo-wo
ZH中文
爱情
ài qíng
ZUZU
umusa
u-mu-sa

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