English Online Dictionary. What means amazon? What does amazon mean?
English
Etymology
From Amazon, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæm.ə.zən/
- (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/, [ˈɛəm.əˌzɑn]
- (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈæm.əˌzɒn/, [ˈɛəm.əˌzɒn]
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈæm.ə.zɔn/, /-ɒn/
- (Indic) IPA(key): /aˈmeːzɒn/
Noun
amazon (plural amazons)
- a tall, strong, athletic woman
- a fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the queen and the knight
- an amazon parrot
- a position for vaginal sex in which the insertive partner lies on their back with their knees pulled back, and the receptive partner, facing the other person, squats onto the penis
- Antonym: mating press
Derived terms
Related terms
- Amazonian
- amazonian
Translations
Further reading
- “amazon”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒmɒzon]
- Hyphenation: ama‧zon
- Rhymes: -on
Etymology 1
amaz + -on
Pronoun
amazon
- superessive singular of amaz
Determiner
amazon
- superessive singular of amaz
Coordinate terms
- azon
- ezen, emezen
Etymology 2
From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).
Noun
amazon (plural amazonok)
- (Greek mythology) Amazon (a member of a mythical race of female warriors)
- amazon (a tall, strong, athletic woman)
Declension
References
Further reading
- amazon in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- amazon in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).