ambassade
English
Alternative forms
Noun
ambassade (plural ambassades)
- (obsolete) The mission of an ambassador.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Carew to this entry?)
- (obsolete) An embassy.
- John Strype
- […] thereupon the queen's majesty, trusting that the king of Spain was of the same mind, she did send a solemn ambassade of her privy-counsellors, whereof one was an ancient earl of the realm, the other also an ancient baron of the same, and others of the council of her state […]
- John Strype
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 ambassade in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Danish
Etymology
From French ambassade, from Old French ambassade, from Old Italian ambasciata (“diplomatic mission”), from Old Occitan ambayssada, derivative of ambaissa (“service”); see ambassador.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːdə
Declension
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ambassade | ambassaden | ambassader | ambassaderne |
genitive | ambassades | ambassadens | ambassaders | ambassadernes |
Derived terms
- ambassaderåd c
- ambassadør c
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑm.bɑˈsaː.də/
ambassade (file) - Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧de
- Rhymes: -aːdə
Noun
ambassade f (plural ambassades, diminutive ambassadetje n)
- An embassy, diplomatic legation to permanently represent a foreign state at (the highest) embassador's level.
- An ambassadorial mission.
- An embassy building.
Related terms
- ambassadeur m
- ambassadepersoneel n
- ambassaderaad m
- ambassadoriaal m
Etymology 2
From ambassaat, influenced by the above and ambassadeur.
French
Etymology
From Middle French ambassade
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ba.sad/
Audio (file)
Noun
ambassade f (plural ambassades)
- an embassy, diplomatic representation in a foreign state, notably headed by an ambassador
Derived terms
- conseiller d'ambassade m
Related terms
Further reading
- “ambassade” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
First attested circa 1350 as ambaxade, circa 1420 as ambassade. From Old French ambassade, from Italian ambasciata (“diplomatic mission”).
Norman
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
ambassade m (definite singular ambassaden, indefinite plural ambassader, definite plural ambassadene)
- an embassy
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
ambassade m (definite singular ambassaden, indefinite plural ambassadar, definite plural ambassadane)
- an embassy
Related terms
References
- “ambassade” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.