ameia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmej.ɐ/ [aˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmej.a/ [aˈmeɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈme.ɐ/

Hyphenation: a‧mei‧a

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin minās (“battlements”).[1]

Noun

ameia f (plural ameias)

battlement (indented parapet formed by a series of rising members)
crenel (space between merlons)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. There are two unrelated meanings, "to embattle" and "to halve".

Verb

ameia

inflection of amear:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

References

“ameia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Romansch

Alternative forms

amia (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
amitga (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)

Etymology

From Latin amīca.

Noun

ameia f (plural ameias)

(Surmiran) (female) friend, girlfriend

Coordinate terms

(gender): amei

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