ambler

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English

Etymology

From Middle English amblere; equivalent to amble +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

ambler (plural amblers)

  1. A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
  2. Someone who walks at a leisurely pace; one who ambles.

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

  1. (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 – tu – nous vous –
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:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Anagrams

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō. See also aler, which was inherited (in part) from the same Latin verb.

Verb

ambler

  1. (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 —

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