amazonense

See also: Amazonense

Latin

Adjective

amāzonēnse

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of amāzonēnsis

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓μᾰζών (Ămăzṓn)bor.

Latin Amāzonalbor.

Spanish amazonas

Spanish Amazonasbor.

Portuguese Amazonas

Etruscanbor.?

Italicbor.?

Proto-Indo-European *-wénts

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-went-ti-der.?

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Ancient Greek ἐνς (ens)

Ancient Greek εἰς (eis)

Ancient Greek ἐνς (ens)der.

Latin?

Latin -ī?

Latin -ēnsislbor.

Portuguese -ense

Portuguese amazonense

From Amazonas + -ense.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ma.zoˈnẽ.si/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ.zuˈnẽ.sɨ/

• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧zo‧nen‧se

Adjective

amazonense m or f (plural amazonenses, not comparable)

1. (relational) of Amazonas
2. original or native from Amazonas (states of Venezuela and Brazil, departments of Colombia and Peru)

Noun

amazonense m or f by sense (plural amazonenses)

1. native or inhabitant of Amazonas

Further reading

• “amazonense”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “amazonense”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓μᾰζών (Ămăzṓn)bor.

Latin Amāzonalbor.

Spanish amazonas

Spanish Amazonas

Etruscanbor.?

Italicbor.?

Proto-Indo-European *-wénts

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-went-ti-der.?

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Ancient Greek ἐνς (ens)

Ancient Greek εἰς (eis)

Ancient Greek ἐνς (ens)der.

Latin?

Latin -ī?

Latin -ēnsislbor.

Spanish -ense

Spanish amazonense

From Amazonas + -ense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amaθoˈnense/ [a.ma.θoˈnẽn.se] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /amasoˈnense/ [a.ma.soˈnẽn.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ense
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧zo‧nen‧se

Adjective

amazonense m or f (masculine and feminine plural amazonenses)

1. Amazonian
2. born, native or original from the Amazonas of Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela

Noun

amazonense m or f by sense (plural amazonenses)

1. Amazonian

Further reading

• “amazonense”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026