amphibolus
Latin
Etymology
From ἀμφίβολος (amphíbolos, “ambiguous”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [amˈpʰɪ.bɔ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [amˈfiː.bo.lus]
Adjective
amphibolus (feminine amphibola, neuter amphibolum); first/second-declension adjective
- open to two interpretations; ambiguous
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | amphibolus | amphibola | amphibolum | amphibolī | amphibolae | amphibola | |
| genitive | amphibolī | amphibolae | amphibolī | amphibolōrum | amphibolārum | amphibolōrum | |
| dative | amphibolō | amphibolae | amphibolō | amphibolīs | |||
| accusative | amphibolum | amphibolam | amphibolum | amphibolōs | amphibolās | amphibola | |
| ablative | amphibolō | amphibolā | amphibolō | amphibolīs | |||
| vocative | amphibole | amphibola | amphibolum | amphibolī | amphibolae | amphibola | |
Synonyms
- amphibologicus
Related terms
- amphibolia = amphibologīa (noun)
- amphibole = amphibologice (adverb)
See also
References
- “amphibolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "amphibolus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- amphibolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.