ambigu
English
Etymology
From French ambigu.
Noun
ambigu (plural ambigus)
- (dated) An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time; a buffet.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ambigu in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ambiguus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əmˈbi.ɡu/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /amˈbi.ɡu/
Adjective
ambigu (feminine ambigua, masculine plural ambigus, feminine plural ambigües)
- ambiguous
Derived terms
- ambiguament
- ambigüitat
Further reading
- “ambigu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ambigu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “ambigu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ambigu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French ambigu, from Latin ambiguus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑm.biˈɣy/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: am‧bi‧gu
- Rhymes: -y
Adjective
ambigu (not comparable)
- ambiguous
- Synonym: dubbelzinnig
Inflection
| Inflection of ambigu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | ambigu | |||
| inflected | ambigue | |||
| comparative | ambiguer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | ambigu | ambiguer | het ambigu'st het ambigu'ste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | ambigue | ambiguere | ambigu'ste |
| n. sing. | ambigu | ambiguer | ambigu'ste | |
| plural | ambigue | ambiguere | ambigu'ste | |
| definite | ambigue | ambiguere | ambigu'ste | |
| partitive | ambigu's | ambiguers | — | |
Derived terms
- ambiguïteit
Descendants
- → Indonesian: ambigu
French
Etymology
From Latin ambiguus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bi.ɡy/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -y
- Homophones: ambiguë, ambigüe, ambiguës, ambigües, ambigus
Adjective
ambigu (feminine ambiguë or ambigüe, masculine plural ambigus, feminine plural ambiguës or ambigües)
- ambiguous (open to multiple interpretations)
Related terms
- ambiguïser
- ambiguïté / ambigüité
- ambigument
- désambiguïser
Descendants
- → Dutch: ambigu
- → German: ambig
Noun
ambigu m (plural ambigus)
- ambiguation
- a meal where all courses are served together; a buffet
Descendants
- → Catalan: ambigú
- → Spanish: ambigú
Further reading
- “ambigu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch ambigu, from French ambigu, from Latin ambiguus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [amˈbiɡu]
- Hyphenation: am‧bi‧gu
Adjective
ambigu
- ambiguous.
- Synonym: taksa
Related terms
- ambiguitas
Further reading
- “ambigu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.