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 forms

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

Inflection

   Conjugation of ambigo (third conjugation, defective, active only)
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
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ambigam ambigās ambigat ambigāmus ambigātis ambigant
imperfect ambigerem ambigerēs ambigeret ambigerēmus ambigerētis ambigerent
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 — — — — —
participles ambigēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
ambigere ambigendī ambigendō ambigendum — —

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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