"amo" meaning in Spanish

See amo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈamo/, [ˈa.mo]
Rhymes: -amo Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|interjection}} amo
  1. (Internet slang) I like it Tags: Internet Synonyms: amé
    Sense id: en-amo-es-intj-aFlAZLNz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈamo/, [ˈa.mo] Forms: amos [plural], ama [feminine], amas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -amo Etymology: Back-formation from ama. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bf|ama}} [Appendix:Glossary#back-formation|Back-formation]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "bird", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*amma-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "amma", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "ama", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "ama", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "back-formation" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "amo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="amo">, {{back-form|es|ama}} Back-formation from ama Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} amo m (plural amos, feminine ama, feminine plural amas)
  1. master (man who owns a slave) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-amo-es-noun-tL~mVmwe Categories (other): Spanish back-formations Disambiguation of Spanish back-formations: 50 41 9
  2. owner, master, keeper (man who owns an animal) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-amo-es-noun-H7sTYnSI Categories (other): Spanish back-formations Disambiguation of Spanish back-formations: 50 41 9
  3. (in employment): boss, manager Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-amo-es-noun-O3Nrkr3M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amo de casa, el ojo del amo engorda al caballo
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈamo/, [ˈa.mo]
Rhymes: -amo Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} amo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of amar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: amar
    Sense id: en-amo-es-verb-diINtVrE Categories (other): Pages with etymon, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 4 11 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 17 1 7 5 3 17 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 2 19 16 8 55 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 19 17 5 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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