amplo

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

• amplou (Comtois)
• inpyo (Fribourgeois)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amplus.

Adjective

amplo (feminine ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amples) (ORB, broad)

1. extensive, plentiful

Derived terms

• amplor

References

• ample in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• amplo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “amplus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 487

Latin

Adjective

amplō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of amplus

References

• “amplo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “amplo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.plɔ/
• Rhymes: -amplɔ
• Syllabification: am‧plo

Noun

amplo f

1. vocative singular of ampla

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der.

Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s

Proto-Italic *amlos?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder.

Proto-Italic *amβi-

Latin ambi-

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós

Proto-Italic *plēnos

Latin plēnus?

Latin ambiplus?

Latin ampluslbor.

Portuguese amplo

Learned borrowing from Latin amplus (“spacious; ample”). Doublet of ancho.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.plu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.plu/

• Hyphenation: am‧plo

Adjective

amplo (feminine ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amplas)

1. ample, wide

   Synonyms: ancho, largo

   Antonym: estreito

   Caminho amplo. ― Wide pathway.

2. spacious

   Synonym: espaçoso

   Amplos aposentos. ― Ample dwellings.

3. abundant, abounding (fully sufficient)

   Synonyms: abundante, farto, extenso

   Ampla evidência. ― Abounding evidence.

Usage notes

More commonly than other adjectives, it may be used preceding the noun it modifies.

Related terms

• ampliação
• ampliadamente
• ampliado
• ampliador
• ampliamento
• ampliar
• ampliativo
• ampliatório
• ampliável
• amplidão
• amplificação
• amplificado
• amplificador
• amplificante
• amplificar
• amplificativo
• amplificável
• amplitude
• ancho

Further reading

• “amplo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “amplo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamplo/ [ˈãm.plo]
• Rhymes: -amplo
• Syllabification: am‧plo

Adjective

amplo (feminine ampla, masculine plural amplos, feminine plural amplas)

1. obsolete form of amplio

Further reading

• “amplo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026