"amasio" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: amasi [plural], amasia [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin amāsius (“a male lover”). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:bor|la:amāsius<t:a male lover>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "a male lover", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "amāsius", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "amasio", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="amasio">, {{bor+|it|la|amāsius||a male lover}} Borrowed from Latin amāsius (“a male lover”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+}} amasio m (plural amasi, feminine amasia), {{tlb|it|literary}} (literary)
  1. a male lover Tags: literary, masculine Synonyms: amante
    Sense id: en-amasio-it-noun-Kofd-Pg2 Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 46 54
  2. catamite Tags: literary, masculine Synonyms: cinedo
    Sense id: en-amasio-it-noun-C5r6vClO Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 21 79 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 46 54 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 8 36 30 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 8 30 34 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 44 37 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 47 26 23

Inflected forms

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