ambitiosus

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Latin

Etymology

ambitiō +‎ -ōsus

Pronunciation

Adjective

ambitiōsus (feminine ambitiōsa, neuter ambitiōsum, comparative ambitiōsior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. ambitious (eager for advancement)
  2. winding, twisting (around)
  3. (figurative) splendid, flattering

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ambitiōsus ambitiōsa ambitiōsum ambitiōsī ambitiōsae ambitiōsa
genitive ambitiōsī ambitiōsae ambitiōsī ambitiōsōrum ambitiōsārum ambitiōsōrum
dative ambitiōsō ambitiōsae ambitiōsō ambitiōsīs
accusative ambitiōsum ambitiōsam ambitiōsum ambitiōsōs ambitiōsās ambitiōsa
ablative ambitiōsō ambitiōsā ambitiōsō ambitiōsīs
vocative ambitiōse ambitiōsa ambitiōsum ambitiōsī ambitiōsae ambitiōsa

Descendants

References

  • “ambitiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ambitiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ambitiosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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