ambi-

See also: ambi and ambì

English

Etymology

From Latin ambo (both). Doublet of amphi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æm.bi/, /æm.bɪ/, /æm.bə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Prefix

ambi-

  1. Either or both.
    ambidirectional, ambipolar, ambispective, ambifix
  2. On both sides.
    ambifix, ambilateral, ambilineal
  3. Intermediate between two categories.
    ambisense, ambivert, ambisyllabicity
  4. Alternating between two categories.
    ambilocal, ambivalent, ambiquitous

Derived terms

terms derived from both sides
terms derived from alternating

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin ambi- (both), from ambo (both).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmbi-/, [ˈɑ̝mbi-]

Prefix

ambi-

  1. (in loanwords) ambi-

French

Etymology

From Latin ambi- (both), from ambo (both).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bi/

Prefix

ambi-

  1. ambi-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with ambi-

German

Etymology

From Latin ambi- (both), from ambo (both).

Pronunciation

Prefix

ambi-

  1. ambi-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Latin ambo (both).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈambi]
  • Hyphenation: ambi

Prefix

ambi-

  1. ambi-: both; on both sides

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ambi- not found

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ambi- (both), from ambo (both).

Prefix

ambi-

  1. ambi-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with ambi-

Latin

Etymology

  • From Proto-Italic *amβi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi; possibly related to ambō.

    Prefix

    ambi-

    1. (with verbal bases) around, about
    2. (with nominal or adjectival bases) both, ambi-

    Derived terms

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology

    From Latin ambi- (both), from ambo (both).

    Prefix

    ambi-

    1. ambi-

    Derived terms

    Category Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with ambi- not found

    References

    Polish

    Etymology

  • Derived from Latin ambi-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /am.bi/
    • Audio 1:(file)
    • Audio 2:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ambi
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

    Prefix

    ambi-

    1. ambi-, amphi-, both
      Synonyms: amfi-, obu-

    Derived terms

    Polish terms prefixed with ambi-

    Further reading

    • ambi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    From Latin ambi- (both), from ambo (both).

    Prefix

    ambi-

    1. ambi-

    Derived terms

    Turkish

    Etymology

    From Latin ambi- (both), from ambo (both).

    Prefix

    ambi-

    1. ambi-

    Vietnamese

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin ambi- (both), from ambo (both).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓi˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧]
    • Phonetic spelling: am bi

    Prefix

    ambi-

    1. ambi-