ámbar

See also: ambar, âmbar, and ämbar

Galician

a neolithic collar of amber and variscite, A Chousa Nova, Galicia

Alternative forms

• âmbar (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ambar, from Andalusian Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕánbar).

Cognate with Portuguese âmbar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈambaɾ/ [ˈam.baɾ]
• Rhymes: -ambaɾ

Noun

ámbar m (plural ámbares)

1. amber
2. amber color

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ambar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “ámbar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕánbar), from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “amber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈambaɾ/ [ˈãm.baɾ]

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• Rhymes: -ambaɾ
• Syllabification: ám‧bar

Adjective

ámbar m or f (masculine and feminine plural ámbares)

1. amber (of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.)

Noun

ámbar m (plural ámbares)

1. amber

   Synonyms: cárabe, succino

Derived terms

• ámbar gris
• caña de ámbar
• liquidámbar

 

Related terms

• ambarino

 

Further reading

• “ámbar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28