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English[edit]

Ambrosia dessert
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βροτός (brotós, “mortal”).
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Noun[edit]
ambrosia (countable and uncountable, plural ambrosias)
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
- Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
- Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
- An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
- A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
- Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
- A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
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Translations[edit]
food of gods or delicious foods
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Further reading[edit]
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “ambrosia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From translingual Ambrosia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ambrosia
Declension[edit]
Inflection of ambrosia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ambrosia | ambrosiat | |
genitive | ambrosian | ambrosioiden ambrosioitten | |
partitive | ambrosiaa | ambrosioita | |
illative | ambrosiaan | ambrosioihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ambrosia | ambrosiat | |
accusative | nom. | ambrosia | ambrosiat |
gen. | ambrosian | ||
genitive | ambrosian | ambrosioiden ambrosioitten ambrosiainrare | |
partitive | ambrosiaa | ambrosioita | |
inessive | ambrosiassa | ambrosioissa | |
elative | ambrosiasta | ambrosioista | |
illative | ambrosiaan | ambrosioihin | |
adessive | ambrosialla | ambrosioilla | |
ablative | ambrosialta | ambrosioilta | |
allative | ambrosialle | ambrosioille | |
essive | ambrosiana | ambrosioina | |
translative | ambrosiaksi | ambrosioiksi | |
instructive | — | ambrosioin | |
abessive | ambrosiatta | ambrosioitta | |
comitative | — | ambrosioineen |
Possessive forms of ambrosia (type kulkija) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | ambrosiani | ambrosiamme |
2nd person | ambrosiasi | ambrosianne |
3rd person | ambrosiansa |
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ambrosia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσίᾱ (ambrosíā, “immortality”).
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Noun[edit]
ambrosia f (plural ambrosie)
- ambrosia (all senses)
- (figuratively) honeydew
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /amˈbro.si.a/, [ämˈbrɔs̠iä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /amˈbro.si.a/, [ämˈbrɔːs̬iä]
Noun[edit]
ambrosia f (genitive ambrosiae); first declension
- The food of the gods; ambrosia.
- The unguent of the gods.
- The plant, artemisia, of the genus Artemisia.
- An antidote to a poison.
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | ambrosia | ambrosiae |
Genitive | ambrosiae | ambrosiārum |
Dative | ambrosiae | ambrosiīs |
Accusative | ambrosiam | ambrosiās |
Ablative | ambrosiā | ambrosiīs |
Vocative | ambrosia | ambrosiae |
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References[edit]
- “ambrosia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ambrosia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ambrosia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “ambrosia”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
- “ambrosia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ambrosia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ambrosia f (plural ambrosias)
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