ambulant

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ambulans, present participle of ambulare (“to walk”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæm.bjə.lənt/

• Audio (General American):

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Adjective

ambulant (not comparable)

1. Able to walk.
   • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:

     They are crossing the carpark with difficulty for Rick is holding Pym's arm in an ambulant bearhug and they are advancing at an angle like a pair of crookedly hung overcoats.

2. Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.

   an ambulant toilet

Derived terms

• nonambulant

Translations

able to walk

Noun

ambulant (plural ambulants)

1. A patient who is able to walk.

Further reading

• “ambulant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Catalan

Etymology 1

Adjective

ambulant m or f (masculine and feminine plural ambulants)

1. travelling; itinerant (having no fixed location)
2. ambulant; walking; able to walk

Etymology 2

Verb

ambulant

1. gerund of ambular

Dutch

Etymology

From French ambulant.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

ambulant (not comparable)

1. ambulant

Declension

Declension of ambulant
uninflected	ambulant
inflected	ambulante
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		ambulant
indefinite	m./f. sing.	ambulante
	n. sing.	ambulant
	plural	ambulante
definite		ambulante
partitive		ambulants

Derived terms

• ambulante zorg (“outpatient care”)

Related terms

• ambulance

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ambulantem, present participle of ambulō (“to walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.by.lɑ̃/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: ambulants

Adjective

ambulant (feminine ambulante, masculine plural ambulants, feminine plural ambulantes)

1. walking, strolling

Derived terms

• hôpital ambulant

Participle

ambulant

1. present participle of ambuler

Further reading

• “ambulant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ambuˈlant/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ant
• Hyphenation: am‧bu‧lant

Adjective

ambulant (strong nominative masculine singular ambulanter, not comparable)

1. (relational) ambulant; outpatient

   Antonym: stationär

Declension

Positive forms of ambulant (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist ambulant	sie ist ambulant	es ist ambulant	sie sind ambulant
strong declension (without article)	nominative	ambulanter	ambulante	ambulantes	ambulante
	genitive	ambulanten	ambulanter	ambulanten	ambulanter
	dative	ambulantem	ambulanter	ambulantem	ambulanten
	accusative	ambulanten	ambulante	ambulantes	ambulante
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der ambulante	die ambulante	das ambulante	die ambulanten
	genitive	des ambulanten	der ambulanten	des ambulanten	der ambulanten
	dative	dem ambulanten	der ambulanten	dem ambulanten	den ambulanten
	accusative	den ambulanten	die ambulante	das ambulante	die ambulanten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein ambulanter	eine ambulante	ein ambulantes	(keine) ambulanten
	genitive	eines ambulanten	einer ambulanten	eines ambulanten	(keiner) ambulanten
	dative	einem ambulanten	einer ambulanten	einem ambulanten	(keinen) ambulanten
	accusative	einen ambulanten	eine ambulante	ein ambulantes	(keine) ambulanten

Related terms

• Ambulanz

Further reading

• “ambulant” in Duden online
• “ambulant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

ambulant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ambulō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ambulant, from Latin ambulans.

Adjective

ambulant m or n (feminine singular ambulantă, masculine plural ambulanți, feminine and neuter plural ambulante)

1. peripatetic

Declension

Declension of ambulant

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	ambulant		ambulantă		ambulanți	ambulante
	definite	ambulantul		ambulanta		ambulanții	ambulantele
genitive- dative	indefinite	ambulant		ambulante		ambulanți	ambulante
	definite	ambulantului		ambulantei		ambulanților	ambulantelor