amenaza

See also: amenazá

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin minācia, a noun based on mināx (“threatening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ameˈnaθa/, [a.meˈna.θa]
• Rhymes: -aθa
• Hyphenation: a‧me‧na‧za

Noun

amenaza f (plural amenaces)

1. threat

Related terms

• amenazar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ameˈnaθa/ [a.meˈna.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ameˈnasa/ [a.meˈna.sa]

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• Rhymes: -aθa
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: a‧me‧na‧za

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish menaça, from Latin minācia (“threat”), noun based on mināx (“threatening”). Compare Portuguese ameaça.

Noun

amenaza f (plural amenazas)

1. threat, menace

Derived terms

• amenazar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

amenaza

1. inflection of amenazar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “amenaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014