ambigu

See also: ambigú

English

Etymology

From French ambigu.

Noun

ambigu (plural ambigus)

  1. (dated) An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time; a buffet.

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 ambigu in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ambiguus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ambigu (feminine ambigua, masculine plural ambigus, feminine plural ambigües)

  1. ambiguous

Derived terms

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French ambigu, from Latin ambiguus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑm.biˈɣy/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: am‧bi‧gu
  • Rhymes: -y

Adjective

ambigu (not comparable)

  1. ambiguous
    Synonym: dubbelzinnig

Inflection
Inflection of ambigu
uninflected ambigu
inflected ambigue
comparative ambiguer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ambiguambiguerhet ambigu'st
het ambigu'ste
indefinite m./f. sing. ambigueambiguereambigu'ste
n. sing. ambiguambiguerambigu'ste
plural ambigueambiguereambigu'ste
definite ambigueambiguereambigu'ste
partitive ambigu'sambiguers—

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: ambigu

French

Etymology

From Latin ambiguus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ambigu (feminine ambiguë or ambigüe, masculine plural ambigus, feminine plural ambiguës or ambigües)

  1. ambiguous (open to multiple interpretations)

Descendants

Noun

ambigu m (plural ambigus)

  1. ambiguation
  2. a meal where all courses are served together; a buffet

Descendants

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch ambigu, from French ambigu, from Latin ambiguus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [amˈbiɡu]
  • Hyphenation: am‧bi‧gu

Adjective

ambigu

  1. ambiguous.
    Synonym: taksa

Further reading
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