ambler
See also: Ambler
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæm.blɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæm.blə/
- Rhymes: -æmblə(ɹ)
Noun
ambler (plural amblers)
- A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
- 1485 July 31, Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London]: […] [by William Caxton], OCLC 71490786; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: Published by David Nutt, […], 1889, OCLC 890162034:, Bk.X, Ch.lxxxiv:
- Thenne sir Epynogrys requyred sire Palomydes and sire Safere his brother to ryde with them vnto his castel for the sauf gard of his person / Sire said Palomydes we will be redy to conduyte you by cause that ye are sore wounded / and soo was Epynogrys and his lady horsed / and his lady behynde hym vpon a softe ambuler
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- Someone who walks at a leisurely pace; one who ambles.
French
Etymology
From Old French ambler, borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō. Doublet of ambuler, and partially of aller.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ble/
Conjugation
Conjugation of ambler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| present participle | amblant /ɑ̃.blɑ̃/ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | amblé /ɑ̃.ble/ | ||||||
| infinitive | |||||||
| simple | ambler | ||||||
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| gerund1 | |||||||
| simple | amblant /ɑ̃.blɑ̃/ | ||||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle | 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 | – | – | – | ||||
| 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 Only usable with preposition en. | |||||||
| 2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Further reading
- “ambler” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Alternative forms
- anbler
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.
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 | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the 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 | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | amble | — | amblons | amblez | — | ||
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