ambitransitive

English

Etymology

From ambi- +‎ transitive.

Adjective

ambitransitive (not comparable)

1. (of a verb) able to be used transitively or intransitively without requiring morphological change

Translations

able to be used transitively or intransitively

• French: ambitransitif (fr)

• Irish: dé-aistreach

Noun

ambitransitive (plural ambitransitives)

1. (grammar) an ambitransitive verb

Related terms

• ditransitive
• intransitive
• transitive

 

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bi.tʁɑ̃.si.tiv/
• Homophone: ambitransitives

Adjective

ambitransitive

1. feminine singular of ambitransitif