ambii

Italian

Verb

ambii

1. first-person singular past historic of ambire

Latin

Verb

ambiī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of ambiō

Romanian

Alternative forms

• амбий (ambii) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ambe and Latin ambō. Doublet of îmbi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.bij/

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• Hyphenation: ambii

Determiner

ambii m pl (plural only, feminine/neuter ambele)

1. both

   Synonyms: amândoi, (obsolete) îmbi

Usage notes

Ambii always precedes the noun it modifies. It is universally used in the definite; indefinite use is rare and obsolete.

Ambii is more characteristic of formal language than amândoi, but it is not unusual in informal usage either.

Declension

Declension of ambiidefinite only, plural only

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	—		—		—	—
	definite	—		—		ambii	ambele
genitive- dative	indefinite	—		—		—	—
	definite	—		—		ambilor	ambelor

Pronoun

ambii m pl (plural only, feminine/neuter ambele)

1. both

   Synonyms: amândoi, (obsolete) îmbi

References

• “ambii”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025