ambler
See also: Ambler
English
Etymology
From Middle English amblere; equivalent to amble + -er.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæm.blɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæm.blə/
- Rhymes: -æmblə(ɹ)
Noun
ambler (plural amblers)
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French ambler, borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulāre. Doublet of ambuler, and partially of aller.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ble/
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Conjugation
Conjugation of ambler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | ambler | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | amblant /ɑ̃.blɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | amblé /ɑ̃.ble/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | amble /ɑ̃bl/ |
ambles /ɑ̃bl/ |
amble /ɑ̃bl/ |
amblons /ɑ̃.blɔ̃/ |
amblez /ɑ̃.ble/ |
amblent /ɑ̃bl/ |
| imperfect | amblais /ɑ̃.blɛ/ |
amblais /ɑ̃.blɛ/ |
amblait /ɑ̃.blɛ/ |
amblions /ɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/ |
ambliez /ɑ̃.bli.je/ |
amblaient /ɑ̃.blɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | amblai /ɑ̃.ble/ |
amblas /ɑ̃.bla/ |
ambla /ɑ̃.bla/ |
amblâmes /ɑ̃.blam/ |
amblâtes /ɑ̃.blat/ |
amblèrent /ɑ̃.blɛʁ/ | |
| future | amblerai /ɑ̃.blə.ʁe/ |
ambleras /ɑ̃.blə.ʁa/ |
amblera /ɑ̃.blə.ʁa/ |
amblerons /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/ |
amblerez /ɑ̃.blə.ʁe/ |
ambleront /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | amblerais /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ |
amblerais /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ |
amblerait /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ |
amblerions /ɑ̃.blə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
ambleriez /ɑ̃.blə.ʁje/ |
ambleraient /ɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | amble /ɑ̃bl/ |
ambles /ɑ̃bl/ |
amble /ɑ̃bl/ |
amblions /ɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/ |
ambliez /ɑ̃.bli.je/ |
amblent /ɑ̃bl/ |
| imperfect2 | amblasse /ɑ̃.blas/ |
amblasses /ɑ̃.blas/ |
amblât /ɑ̃.bla/ |
amblassions /ɑ̃.bla.sjɔ̃/ |
amblassiez /ɑ̃.bla.sje/ |
amblassent /ɑ̃.blas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | amble /ɑ̃bl/ |
— | amblons /ɑ̃.blɔ̃/ |
amblez /ɑ̃.ble/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Further reading
- “ambler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Old French
Alternative forms
- anbler
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō. See also aler, which was inherited (in part) from the same Latin verb.
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ambler | avoir amblé | |||||
| gerund | en amblant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | amblant | ||||||
| past participle | amblé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | amble | ambles | amble | amblons | amblez | amblent |
| imperfect | ambloie, ambleie, ambloe, ambleve | ambloies, ambleies, ambloes, ambleves | ambloit, ambleit, amblot, ambleve | ambliiens, ambliens | ambliiez, ambliez | ambloient, ambleient, ambloent, amblevent | |
| preterite | amblai | amblas | ambla | amblames | amblastes | amblerent | |
| future | amblerai | ambleras | amblera | amblerons | ambleroiz, amblereiz, amblerez | ambleront | |
| conditional | ambleroie, amblereie | ambleroies, amblereies | ambleroit, amblereit | ambleriiens, ambleriens | ambleriiez, ambleriez | ambleroient, amblereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | amble | ambles | amble | amblons | amblez | amblent |
| imperfect | amblasse | amblasses | amblast | amblissons, amblissiens | amblissoiz, amblissez, amblissiez | amblassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | amble | — | amblons | amblez | — | ||
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