l'

masculine

/a.mɑ̃/

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Translation

lover (male)

Word origin

Originally the present participle of aimer ('loving'), from Latin amans, from amare ('to love'). English 'amateur' comes from the same verb.

Origin: Latin
Root: amans
English cognates: amateur, amorous

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralamants

Examples

She left her husband for her lover.

The two lovers were meeting in secret.

Nobody knows her lover's name.

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In this novel, the lovers end up losing each other.

He had been her lover for ten years.

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This word is part of lesson 41.