ambō
From Proto-Italic *amβō, cognate to Ancient Greek ἄμφω (ámphō, “both”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥tbʰóh₁ (“both”),[1] proposed to be from *h₂n̥t-bʰi (“from both sides”), one case form in -bʰi from the root noun *h₂ent- (“front, front side”), whence ante.
Related to ambi-, from Latin *amβi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“round about, around”), cognate to Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “around”), Gaulish ambi-, Proto-Germanic *umbi, Sanskrit उभौ (ubháu, “both, the two”), अभि (abhí, “towards, over, upon”).
Determiner
ambō m (feminine ambae, neuter ambō)
- both (of objects occurring in pairs) [ coordinate terms ▲][ quotations ▼]
Declension
Irregular adjective, plural only.
| Number | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ambō | ambae | ambō |
| Genitive | ambōrum | ambārum | ambōrum |
| Dative | ambōbus | ambābus | ambōbus |
| Accusative | ambōs ambō |
ambās | ambō |
| Ablative | ambōbus | ambābus | ambōbus |
| Vocative | ambō | ambae | ambō |