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)
Anagrams
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
- (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 | – | – | – | ||||
| 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:
(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
Old French
Alternative forms
- anbler
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulāre. See also aler, which was inherited (in part) from the same Latin verb.
Verb
ambler
- (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 | — | ||