amarra

Verb

amarra

1. third-person singular present indicative form of amarrar
2. second-person singular imperative form of amarrar

Verb

amarra

1. third-person singular past historic of amarrer

Etymology

Back-formation from amarrar (“to tie, moor”).

Noun

amarra f (plural amarras)

1. (nautical) rope
2. binding

References

• “amarra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “amarra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “amarra” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “amarra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology

Back-formation from amarrar (“to tie”).

Noun

amarra f (plural amarras)

1. (nautical) mooring, rope
2. (by extension) support, protection
3. (plural, by extension) ties, bonds
4. (plural, by extension) restraints

Verb

amarra

1. third-person singular present indicative of amarrar
2. second-person singular imperative of amarrar

Noun

amarra f (plural amarras)

1. (nautical) mooring line, warp

Verb

amarra

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of amarrar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of amarrar.