ambiguus
From ambig, ambigō (“wander; waver, hesitate”) + -uus.
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [amˈbɪ.ɡu.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [amˈbiː.ɡu.us]
ambiguus (feminine ambigua, neuter ambiguum, adverb ambiguē); first/second-declension adjective
- going two ways, hither and thither, moving from side-to-side
- hybrid
- changing, fluctuating, wavering
- uncertain, doubtful, undecided, indecisive
- (of discourse) obscure, ambiguous
- (figuratively) wavering, not to be relied on, untrustworthy, unreliable, treacherous
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | ambiguus | ambigua | ambiguum | ambiguī | ambiguae | ambigua | |
| genitive | ambiguī | ambiguae | ambiguī | ambiguōrum | ambiguārum | ambiguōrum | |
| dative | ambiguō | ambiguae | ambiguō | ambiguīs | |||
| accusative | ambiguum | ambiguam | ambiguum | ambiguōs | ambiguās | ambigua | |
| ablative | ambiguō | ambiguā | ambiguō | ambiguīs | |||
| vocative | ambigue | ambigua | ambiguum | ambiguī | ambiguae | ambigua | |