English edit

Etymology edit

Latin ambulans, present participle of ambulare (to walk).

Adjective edit

ambulant (not comparable)

  1. Able to walk.
    • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
      They are crossing the carpark with difficulty for Rick is holding Pym's arm in an ambulant bearhug and they are advancing at an angle like a pair of crookedly hung overcoats.
  2. Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.
    an ambulant toilet

Translations edit

Noun edit

ambulant (plural ambulants)

  1. A patient who is able to walk.

Further reading edit

  • ambulant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Catalan edit

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

ambulant m or f (masculine and feminine plural ambulants)

  1. travelling; itinerant (having no fixed location)
  2. ambulant; walking; able to walk

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

ambulant

  1. gerund of ambular

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin ambulantem, present participle of ambulō (to walk).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ambulant (feminine ambulante, masculine plural ambulants, feminine plural ambulantes)

  1. walking, strolling

Participle edit

ambulant

  1. present participle of ambuler

Further reading edit

German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ambuˈlant/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Hyphenation: am‧bu‧lant

Adjective edit

ambulant (strong nominative masculine singular ambulanter, not comparable)

  1. (relational) ambulant; outpatient
    Antonym: stationär

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • ambulant” in Duden online
  • ambulant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin edit

Verb edit

ambulant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of ambulō

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French ambulant, from Latin ambulans.

Adjective edit

ambulant m or n (feminine singular ambulantă, masculine plural ambulanți, feminine and neuter plural ambulante)

  1. peripatetic

Declension edit