ambiens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of ambiō (“go around”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bi.ens/, [ˈämbiẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bi.ens/, [ˈämbiens]

Participle

ambiēns (genitive ambientis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. going around, passing around, skirting
2. surrounding, encircling
3. courting, beseeching, soliciting

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	ambiēns			ambientēs	ambientia
Genitive	ambientis			ambientium
Dative	ambientī			ambientibus
Accusative	ambientem	ambiēns		ambientēs ambientīs	ambientia
Ablative	ambiente ambientī1			ambientibus
Vocative	ambiēns			ambientēs	ambientia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• Catalan: ambient
• French: ambiant
• Galician: ambiente
• Italian: ambiente
• Portuguese: ambiente
• Spanish: ambiente