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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn); perhaps Ionian Greek pronunciation of Old Persian *hamazan- (warrior), as the Amazon women were known warriors. A popular folk etymology, of Ancient Greek provenance, claims that the word derives from ἀ- (a-, not) + μαζός (mazós, breast), referencing the belief that Amazons cut off their right breast so that it would not hinder their ability to fire a bow or throw a spear.

Noun

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Amazon (plural Amazons)

  1. (Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area.
    • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 149:
      When, therefore, one envisions a matriarchy, one should not conjure up visions of a gang of Amazons lopping off breasts and testicles to rule by force of arms.
  2. A female warrior.
  3. A tall, strong, or athletic woman.
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Etymology 2

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The Amazon

From Spanish, Río Amazonas. It is common belief that the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana fought a battle against a tribe of Tapuya natives, in which the women fought alongside the men, and that he derived the name from the Amazons in Greek mythology.

Proper noun

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the Amazon

  1. (sometimes attributive) A river in South America, that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the Atlantic.
  2. (sometimes attributive) A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin.
    Amazon milk frog
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Noun

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Amazon (plural Amazons)

  1. Any of the large parrots from the genus Amazona.

Etymology 3

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Chosen by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as a word beginning with 'A' which had existing connotations (see meanings listed in etymologies 1 & 2) of being exotic, different, and (as the Amazon River) the largest of its kind in the world.[1]

Proper noun

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Amazon

  1. Amazon.com Inc., a very large Internet retailer.

Verb

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Amazon (third-person singular simple present Amazons, present participle Amazoning, simple past and past participle Amazoned)

  1. (transitive) To overwhelm or obliterate, in the context of an Internet start-up vastly outperforming its brick and mortar competition.

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  1. ^ Ann Byers, Jeff Bezos: the founder of amazon.com, pp. 46-7, Rosen Publishing Group, 2007, →ISBN

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmɑtson/, [ˈɑ̝mɑ̝ts̠o̞n]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmɑzon/, [ˈɑ̝mɑ̝zo̞n]

Proper noun

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Amazon

  1. Amazon (river)

Declension

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Inflection of Amazon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Amazon
genitive Amazonin
partitive Amazonia
illative Amazoniin
singular plural
nominative Amazon
accusative nom. Amazon
gen. Amazonin
genitive Amazonin
partitive Amazonia
inessive Amazonissa
elative Amazonista
illative Amazoniin
adessive Amazonilla
ablative Amazonilta
allative Amazonille
essive Amazonina
translative Amazoniksi
abessive Amazonitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Amazon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Amazonini
accusative nom. Amazonini
gen. Amazonini
genitive Amazonini
partitive Amazoniani
inessive Amazonissani
elative Amazonistani
illative Amazoniini
adessive Amazonillani
ablative Amazoniltani
allative Amazonilleni
essive Amazoninani
translative Amazonikseni
abessive Amazonittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Amazonisi
accusative nom. Amazonisi
gen. Amazonisi
genitive Amazonisi
partitive Amazoniasi
inessive Amazonissasi
elative Amazonistasi
illative Amazoniisi
adessive Amazonillasi
ablative Amazoniltasi
allative Amazonillesi
essive Amazoninasi
translative Amazoniksesi
abessive Amazonittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Amazonimme
accusative nom. Amazonimme
gen. Amazonimme
genitive Amazonimme
partitive Amazoniamme
inessive Amazonissamme
elative Amazonistamme
illative Amazoniimme
adessive Amazonillamme
ablative Amazoniltamme
allative Amazonillemme
essive Amazoninamme
translative Amazoniksemme
abessive Amazonittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Amazoninne
accusative nom. Amazoninne
gen. Amazoninne
genitive Amazoninne
partitive Amazonianne
inessive Amazonissanne
elative Amazonistanne
illative Amazoniinne
adessive Amazonillanne
ablative Amazoniltanne
allative Amazonillenne
essive Amazoninanne
translative Amazoniksenne
abessive Amazonittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Amazoninsa
accusative nom. Amazoninsa
gen. Amazoninsa
genitive Amazoninsa
partitive Amazoniaan
Amazoniansa
inessive Amazonissaan
Amazonissansa
elative Amazonistaan
Amazonistansa
illative Amazoniinsa
adessive Amazonillaan
Amazonillansa
ablative Amazoniltaan
Amazoniltansa
allative Amazonilleen
Amazonillensa
essive Amazoninaan
Amazoninansa
translative Amazonikseen
Amazoniksensa
abessive Amazonittaan
Amazonittansa
instructive
comitative

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Japanese

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Romanization

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Amazon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of アマゾン

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Amāzōn f (genitive Amāzonis); third declension

  1. an Amazon
  2. a female warrior

Declension

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Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Amāzōn Amāzones
Genitive Amāzonis Amāzonum
Dative Amāzonī Amāzonibus
Accusative Amāzonem
Amāzona
Amāzonas
Ablative Amāzone Amāzonibus
Vocative Amāzōn Amāzones

References

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  • Amazon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Amazon”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Amazon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 109/3.