ambiguo

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See also: ambíguo

Asturian

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Adjective

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ambiguo

  1. neuter of ambiguu

Esperanto

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Etymology

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ambigua +‎ -o.

Noun

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ambiguo (accusative singular ambiguon, plural ambiguoj, accusative plural ambiguojn)

  1. ambiguity
    • Donald Broadribb (translator), Mil Naŭcent Okdek Kvar (Nineteen Eighty-Four) by George Orwell, Appendico, “La principoj de Novparolo”,
      Ĉiuj ambiguoj kaj signifomodifoj estis forprenitaj el ili.
      All ambiguities and shades of meaning had been purged out of [these words].

Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin ambiguus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /amˈbiɡwo/ [amˈbi.ɣ̞wʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /amˈbiħwo/ [amˈbi.ħwʊ]

 

  • Hyphenation: am‧bi‧guo

Adjective

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ambiguo (feminine ambigua, masculine plural ambiguos, feminine plural ambiguas)

  1. ambiguous

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ambiguus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /amˈbi.ɡwo/, (traditional) /amˈbi.ɡu.o/[1]
  • Rhymes: -iɡwo, (traditional) -iɡuo
  • Hyphenation: am‧bì‧guo, (traditional) am‧bì‧gu‧o

Adjective

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ambiguo (feminine ambigua, masculine plural ambigui, feminine plural ambigue)

  1. ambiguous, equivocal
  2. shifty
  3. doubtful, shady

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References

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  1. ^ ambiguo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

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Adjective

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ambiguō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ambiguus

Portuguese

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Verb

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ambiguo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ambiguar

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ambiguus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /amˈbiɡwo/ [ãmˈbi.ɣ̞wo]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡwo
  • Syllabification: am‧bi‧guo

Adjective

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ambiguo (feminine ambigua, masculine plural ambiguos, feminine plural ambiguas)

  1. ambiguous
  2. (grammar, of a noun) used as both masculine and feminine

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