ambigo

Latin

Etymology

From ambi- (around) + agō (I drive, move).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈam.bi.ɡoː/, [ˈam.bɪ.ɡoː]

Verb

ambigō (present infinitive ambigere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stem, limited passive

  1. I go about
  2. I wander
  3. I hesitate, waver, doubt
  4. I marvel, question, wonder

Conjugation

   Conjugation of ambigō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, only third-person forms in passive)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ambigō ambigis ambigit ambigimus ambigitis ambigunt
imperfect ambigēbam ambigēbās ambigēbat ambigēbāmus ambigēbātis ambigēbant
future ambigam ambigēs ambiget ambigēmus ambigētis ambigent
passive present ambigitur ambiguntur
imperfect ambigēbātur ambigēbantur
future ambigētur ambigentur
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ambigam ambigās ambigat ambigāmus ambigātis ambigant
imperfect ambigerem ambigerēs ambigeret ambigerēmus ambigerētis ambigerent
passive present ambigātur ambigantur
imperfect ambigerētur ambigerentur
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ambige ambigite
future ambigitō ambigitō ambigitōte ambiguntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives ambigere ambigī
participles ambigēns ambigendus, ambigundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
ambigendī ambigendō ambigendum ambigendō

Derived terms

References

  • ambigo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ambigo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ambigo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • ambiguous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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