Amazonas

See also: amazonas

English

Amazonas, Brazil

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Amazonas, related to English Amazon.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amazonas

  2. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Manaus.
  4. A department of Colombia. Capital: Leticia.
  6. A region of Peru. Capital: Chachapoyas.
  8. A state of Venezuela. Capital: Puerto Ayacucho.

Coordinate terms

states of Braziledit

Translations

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amaˈt͡soːnas/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Proper noun

Amazonas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Amazonas)

  1. Amazon (a river in South America)

Declension

Declension of Amazonas [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Amazonas
genitive eines des Amazonas
dative einem dem Amazonas
accusative einen den Amazonas

Further reading

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒmɒzonɒs]
  • Rhymes: -ɒs
  • Hyphenation: Ama‧zo‧nas
  • Syllabification: A‧ma‧zo‧nas

Proper noun

Amazonas

  1. Amazon (a river in South America, that flows through Brazil)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Amazonas —
accusative Amazonast —
dative Amazonasnak —
instrumental Amazonasszal —
causal-final Amazonasért —
translative Amazonasszá —
terminative Amazonasig —
essive-formal Amazonasként —
essive-modal — —
inessive Amazonasban —
superessive Amazonason —
adessive Amazonasnál —
illative Amazonasba —
sublative Amazonasra —
allative Amazonashoz —
elative Amazonasból —
delative Amazonasról —
ablative Amazonastól —
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		Amazonasé —
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		Amazonaséi —
Possessive forms of Amazonas
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Amazonasom —
2nd person sing. Amazonasod —
3rd person sing. Amazonasa —
1st person plural Amazonasunk —
2nd person plural Amazonasotok —
3rd person plural Amazonasuk —

Derived terms

  • amazonasi

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Amazonas

  1. the Amazon, river in South America
  2. Amazonas, a state in Brazil
  3. Amazonas, a province in Colombia
  4. Amazonas, a region in Peru
  5. Amazonas, a state in Venezuela

Portuguese

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish Amazonas.

    Pronunciation

     

    Proper noun

    Amazonas m or (archaic) f pl (sometimes plural only, in variation, demonym amazônico or amazonense)

    1. Amazon (a river in South America, that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the Atlantic)
      Alternative form: (obsolete) Almazonas
      • 1826, Academia das ciências de Lisboa, Collecçao de noticias para a historia e geografia das naçoes ultramarinas, que vivem nos dominios portuguezes, ou lhes sao visinhas..., Typografia da mesma Academia, page 9:
        Deste canal lança o Amazonas pela terra dentro aquella porção de agoa, que junta com a referida do Akeky fórma o rio deste nome, que dá entrada para o' Amazonas pela bocca do Xingú.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Proper noun

    Amazonas m (demonym amazonense)

    1. Amazonas (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Manaus)
      Synonym: (abbreviation) AM
    2. Amazonas (a department of Colombia)
    3. Amazonas (a region of Peru)
    4. Amazonas (a state of Venezuela)

    See also

    states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

      The hydronym comes from amazonas (“Amazons”), after the reports that Francisco de Orellana encountered and fought female warriors during his expedition.[1] The other toponyms were named after the river.

      Proper noun

      Amazonas m (demonym amazonense)

      1. Amazon (a river in South America, that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the Atlantic)
        Synonym: (obsolete) Marañón
      2. Amazonas (a department of Colombia)
      3. Amazonas (a region of Peru)
      4. Amazonas (a state of Venezuela)
      Descendants
      • → Portuguese: Amazonas
      • →⇒ Ye'kwana: Amasonanña

      Etymology 2

      Etymology tree
      Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓μᾰζών (Ămăzṓn)bor.
      Latin Amāzonalbor.
      Spanish amazonas
      Spanish Amazonasbor.
      Brazilian Portuguese Amazonasbor.
      Spanish Amazonas

        Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Amazonas.

        Proper noun

        Amazonas m (demonym amazonense)

        1. Amazonas (a state of the North Region, Brazil)

        References

        1. ^ Rabelo, Lucas Montalvão (December 2020), “A Invenção do Rio Amazonas na Cartografia (1540-1560)”, in Terra Brasilis‎[1] (in Portuguese), volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, archived from the original on 31 May 2025
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