ambulant
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ambulans, present participle of ambulare (“to walk”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæm.bjə.lənt/
Audio (General American): (file)
Adjective
ambulant (not comparable)
- 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.
- Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.
- an ambulant toilet
Derived terms
Translations
able to walk
Noun
ambulant (plural ambulants)
- A patient who is able to walk.
Further reading
- “ambulant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Catalan
Etymology 1
Adjective
ambulant m or f (masculine and feminine plural ambulants)
- travelling; itinerant (having no fixed location)
- ambulant; walking; able to walk
Etymology 2
Verb
ambulant
- gerund of ambular
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
ambulant (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of ambulant | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
uninflected | ambulant | |||
inflected | ambulante | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | ambulant | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ambulante | ||
n. sing. | ambulant | |||
plural | ambulante | |||
definite | ambulante | |||
partitive | ambulants |
Derived terms
- ambulante zorg (“outpatient care”)
Related terms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ambulantem, present participle of ambulō (“to walk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.by.lɑ̃/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: ambulants
Adjective
ambulant (feminine ambulante, masculine plural ambulants, feminine plural ambulantes)
Derived terms
- hôpital ambulant
Participle
ambulant
- present participle of ambuler
Further reading
- “ambulant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ambuˈlant/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ant
- Hyphenation: am‧bu‧lant
Adjective
ambulant (strong nominative masculine singular ambulanter, not comparable)
- (relational) ambulant; outpatient
- Antonym: stationär
Declension
Positive forms of ambulant (uncomparable)
Related terms
Further reading
Latin
Verb
ambulant
- third-person plural present active indicative of ambulō
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ambulant, from Latin ambulans.
Adjective
ambulant m or n (feminine singular ambulantă, masculine plural ambulanți, feminine and neuter plural ambulante)
Declension
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | ambulant | ambulantă | ambulanți | ambulante | |||
definite | ambulantul | ambulanta | ambulanții | ambulantele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | ambulant | ambulante | ambulanți | ambulante | |||
definite | ambulantului | ambulantei | ambulanților | ambulantelor |