ama
noun
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
amas
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pluralof ama.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Paradigm, pre-Kuhn, referred merely to an example that serves an educational purpose; amo, amas, amat, for instance, is a paradigm for teaching conjugations in Latin.
From Scientific American ● May 23, 2012
Layoff, to a govt. worker 43. __, amas, amat 44.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Amo, amas, you know, and runnin’ about like hooligans: what would you advise?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
“Grace and I are just friends, Kojo. And ‘amo, amas, amat’ is Latin, not Spanish, although Spanish is considered one of the romance languages.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
The direct complement of an active verb becomes the subject if the verb is put in the passive voice, as:—Mia patro amas min = My father loves me.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by George Cox
