ambactus
Latin
Alternative forms
- ambaxtus
Etymology
From Gaulish ambaxtos (“vassal, high-ranking servant”), from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mbʰi-h₂eǵ- (“drive around”), from *h₂mbʰi- (“around”) + *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). See Latin ambigō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /amˈbak.tus/, [amˈbak.tʊs]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ambactus | ambactī |
| Genitive | ambactī | ambactōrum |
| Dative | ambactō | ambactīs |
| Accusative | ambactum | ambactōs |
| Ablative | ambactō | ambactīs |
| Vocative | ambacte | ambactī |
Derived terms
- ambactia
Descendants
References
- ambactus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ambactus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ambactus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- ambactus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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