ambitio

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ambitiō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmbitio/, [ˈɑmbiˌt̪io̞]
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Syllabification(key): am‧bi‧ti‧o

Noun

ambitio

  1. ambition
    Synonyms: kunnianhimo, kunnianhimoisuus

Declension
Inflection of ambitio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative ambitio ambitiot
genitive ambition ambitioiden
ambitioitten
partitive ambitiota ambitioita
illative ambitioon ambitioihin
singular plural
nominative ambitio ambitiot
accusative nom. ambitio ambitiot
gen. ambition
genitive ambition ambitioiden
ambitioitten
partitive ambitiota ambitioita
inessive ambitiossa ambitioissa
elative ambitiosta ambitioista
illative ambitioon ambitioihin
adessive ambitiolla ambitioilla
ablative ambitiolta ambitioilta
allative ambitiolle ambitioille
essive ambitiona ambitioina
translative ambitioksi ambitioiksi
instructive — ambitioin
abessive ambitiotta ambitioitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ambitio (type valtio)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ambitioni ambitioni
accusative nom. ambitioni ambitioni
gen. ambitioni
genitive ambitioni ambitioideni
ambitioitteni
partitive ambitiotani ambitioitani
inessive ambitiossani ambitioissani
elative ambitiostani ambitioistani
illative ambitiooni ambitioihini
adessive ambitiollani ambitioillani
ablative ambitioltani ambitioiltani
allative ambitiolleni ambitioilleni
essive ambitionani ambitioinani
translative ambitiokseni ambitioikseni
instructive — —
abessive ambitiottani ambitioittani
comitative — ambitioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ambitiosi ambitiosi
accusative nom. ambitiosi ambitiosi
gen. ambitiosi
genitive ambitiosi ambitioidesi
ambitioittesi
partitive ambitiotasi ambitioitasi
inessive ambitiossasi ambitioissasi
elative ambitiostasi ambitioistasi
illative ambitioosi ambitioihisi
adessive ambitiollasi ambitioillasi
ablative ambitioltasi ambitioiltasi
allative ambitiollesi ambitioillesi
essive ambitionasi ambitioinasi
translative ambitioksesi ambitioiksesi
instructive — —
abessive ambitiottasi ambitioittasi
comitative — ambitioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ambitiomme ambitiomme
accusative nom. ambitiomme ambitiomme
gen. ambitiomme
genitive ambitiomme ambitioidemme
ambitioittemme
partitive ambitiotamme ambitioitamme
inessive ambitiossamme ambitioissamme
elative ambitiostamme ambitioistamme
illative ambitioomme ambitioihimme
adessive ambitiollamme ambitioillamme
ablative ambitioltamme ambitioiltamme
allative ambitiollemme ambitioillemme
essive ambitionamme ambitioinamme
translative ambitioksemme ambitioiksemme
instructive — —
abessive ambitiottamme ambitioittamme
comitative — ambitioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ambitionne ambitionne
accusative nom. ambitionne ambitionne
gen. ambitionne
genitive ambitionne ambitioidenne
ambitioittenne
partitive ambitiotanne ambitioitanne
inessive ambitiossanne ambitioissanne
elative ambitiostanne ambitioistanne
illative ambitioonne ambitioihinne
adessive ambitiollanne ambitioillanne
ablative ambitioltanne ambitioiltanne
allative ambitiollenne ambitioillenne
essive ambitionanne ambitioinanne
translative ambitioksenne ambitioiksenne
instructive — —
abessive ambitiottanne ambitioittanne
comitative — ambitioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ambitionsa ambitionsa
accusative nom. ambitionsa ambitionsa
gen. ambitionsa
genitive ambitionsa ambitioidensa
ambitioittensa
partitive ambitiotaan
ambitiotansa		 ambitioitaan
ambitioitansa
inessive ambitiossaan
ambitiossansa		 ambitioissaan
ambitioissansa
elative ambitiostaan
ambitiostansa		 ambitioistaan
ambitioistansa
illative ambitioonsa ambitioihinsa
adessive ambitiollaan
ambitiollansa		 ambitioillaan
ambitioillansa
ablative ambitioltaan
ambitioltansa		 ambitioiltaan
ambitioiltansa
allative ambitiolleen
ambitiollensa		 ambitioilleen
ambitioillensa
essive ambitionaan
ambitionansa		 ambitioinaan
ambitioinansa
translative ambitiokseen
ambitioksensa		 ambitioikseen
ambitioiksensa
instructive — —
abessive ambitiottaan
ambitiottansa		 ambitioittaan
ambitioittansa
comitative — ambitioineen
ambitioinensa

Latin
FWOTD – 15 November 2017

Etymology

From ambiō (“go around”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /amˈbi.ti.oː/, [ämˈbɪt̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /amˈbit.t͡si.o/, [ämˈbit̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

ambitiō f (genitive ambitiōnis); third declension

  1. A going around or about; that which surrounds.
  2. A desire for one's favor or good will; excessive desire to please, flattery, adulation.
  3. A desire for honor, popularity, power or display; ambition; vanity.
  4. Partiality, favouritism.
  5. A great exertion.
  6. (in the time of the Republic) The going about of candidates for office in Rome, and the soliciting of citizens for their vote; candidature; canvassing.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ambitiō ambitiōnēs
Genitive ambitiōnis ambitiōnum
Dative ambitiōnī ambitiōnibus
Accusative ambitiōnem ambitiōnēs
Ablative ambitiōne ambitiōnibus
Vocative ambitiō ambitiōnēs

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

References
  • “ambitio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ambitio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ambitio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • ambitio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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