ambiens
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Present active participle of ambiō (“go around”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈam.bi.ens/, [ˈämbiẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈam.bi.ens/, [ˈämbiens]
Participle edit
ambiēns (genitive ambientis); third-declension one-termination participle
- going around, passing around, skirting
- surrounding, encircling
- courting, beseeching, soliciting
Declension edit
Third-declension participle.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | ambiēns | ambientēs | ambientia | ||
Genitive | ambientis | ambientium | |||
Dative | ambientī | ambientibus | |||
Accusative | ambientem | ambiēns | ambientēs ambientīs |
ambientia | |
Ablative | ambiente ambientī1 |
ambientibus | |||
Vocative | ambiēns | ambientēs | ambientia |
1When used purely as an adjective.