ambitiosus

Latin

Etymology

ambitiō +‎ -ōsus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /am.bi.tiˈoː.sus/, [ämbɪt̪iˈoːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /am.bit.t͡siˈo.sus/, [ämbit̪ː͡s̪iˈɔːs̬us]

Adjective

ambitiōsus (feminine ambitiōsa, neuter ambitiōsum, comparative ambitiōsior); first/second-declension adjective

1. ambitious (eager for advancement)
2. winding, twisting (around)
3. (figurative) splendid, flattering

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ambitiōsus	ambitiōsa	ambitiōsum		ambitiōsī	ambitiōsae	ambitiōsa
Genitive	ambitiōsī	ambitiōsae	ambitiōsī		ambitiōsōrum	ambitiōsārum	ambitiōsōrum
Dative	ambitiōsō		ambitiōsō		ambitiōsīs
Accusative	ambitiōsum	ambitiōsam	ambitiōsum		ambitiōsōs	ambitiōsās	ambitiōsa
Ablative	ambitiōsō	ambitiōsā	ambitiōsō		ambitiōsīs
Vocative	ambitiōse	ambitiōsa	ambitiōsum		ambitiōsī	ambitiōsae	ambitiōsa

Descendants

• Albanian: ambicioz
• Catalan: ambiciós
• → French: ambitieux (learned)
• Galician: ambicioso
• Italian: ambizioso
• Portuguese: ambicioso
• Romanian: ambițios
• Spanish: ambicioso
  • → Cebuano: ambisyoso
  • → Tagalog: ambisyoso

References

• “ambitiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ambitiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ambitiosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.