ambler

See also: Ambler

English

Etymology

From Middle English amblere; equivalent to amble +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæm.blɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæm.blə/
• Rhymes: -æmblə(ɹ)

Noun

ambler (plural amblers)

1. A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
2. Someone who walks at a leisurely pace; one who ambles.

Anagrams

• Balmer, Blamer, Marble, blamer, lamber, marble, ramble

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ambler, borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulāre. Doublet of ambuler, and partially of aller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ble/

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Verb

ambler

1. (archaic) to amble

Conjugation

Conjugation of ambler (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	ambler
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	amblant /ɑ̃.blɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		amblé /ɑ̃.ble/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	amble /ɑ̃bl/	ambles /ɑ̃bl/	amble /ɑ̃bl/	amblons /ɑ̃.blɔ̃/	amblez /ɑ̃.ble/	amblent /ɑ̃bl/
	imperfect	amblais /ɑ̃.blɛ/	amblais /ɑ̃.blɛ/	amblait /ɑ̃.blɛ/	amblions /ɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/	ambliez /ɑ̃.bli.je/	amblaient /ɑ̃.blɛ/
	past historic2	amblai /ɑ̃.ble/	amblas /ɑ̃.bla/	ambla /ɑ̃.bla/	amblâmes /ɑ̃.blam/	amblâtes /ɑ̃.blat/	amblèrent /ɑ̃.blɛʁ/
	future	amblerai /ɑ̃.blə.ʁe/	ambleras /ɑ̃.blə.ʁa/	amblera /ɑ̃.blə.ʁa/	amblerons /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/	amblerez /ɑ̃.blə.ʁe/	ambleront /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	amblerais /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/	amblerais /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/	amblerait /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/	amblerions /ɑ̃.blə.ʁjɔ̃/	ambleriez /ɑ̃.blə.ʁje/	ambleraient /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	amble /ɑ̃bl/	ambles /ɑ̃bl/	amble /ɑ̃bl/	amblions /ɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/	ambliez /ɑ̃.bli.je/	amblent /ɑ̃bl/
	imperfect2	amblasse /ɑ̃.blas/	amblasses /ɑ̃.blas/	amblât /ɑ̃.bla/	amblassions /ɑ̃.bla.sjɔ̃/	amblassiez /ɑ̃.bla.sje/	amblassent /ɑ̃.blas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	amble /ɑ̃bl/	—	amblons /ɑ̃.blɔ̃/	amblez /ɑ̃.ble/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

• “ambler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• blâmer

Old French

Alternative forms

• anbler

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō. See also aler, which was inherited (in part) from the same Latin verb.

Verb

ambler

1. (of a horse) to amble

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of ambler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		ambler			avoir amblé
gerund		en amblant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		amblant
past participle		amblé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	amble	ambles	amble	amblons	amblez	amblent
	imperfect	ambloie, ambleie, ambloe, ambleve	ambloies, ambleies, ambloes, ambleves	ambloit, ambleit, amblot, ambleve	ambliiens, ambliens	ambliiez, ambliez	ambloient, ambleient, ambloent, amblevent
	preterite	amblai	amblas	ambla	amblames	amblastes	amblerent
	future	amblerai	ambleras	amblera	amblerons	ambleroiz, amblereiz, amblerez	ambleront
	conditional	ambleroie, amblereie	ambleroies, amblereies	ambleroit, amblereit	ambleriiens, ambleriens	ambleriiez, ambleriez	ambleroient, amblereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	amble	ambles	amble	amblons	amblez	amblent
	imperfect	amblasse	amblasses	amblast	amblissons, amblissiens	amblissoiz, amblissez, amblissiez	amblassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	amble	—	amblons	amblez	—

Descendants

• English: amble
• French: ambler