ambitio

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ambitiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmbitio/, [ˈɑ̝mbiˌt̪io̞]
• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification^(key): am‧bi‧ti‧o

Noun

ambitio

1. ambition

   Synonyms: kunnianhimo, kunnianhimoisuus

Declension

Inflection of ambitio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		ambitio	ambitiot
genitive		ambition	ambitioiden ambitioitten
partitive		ambitiota	ambitioita
illative		ambitioon	ambitioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ambitio	ambitiot
accusative	nom.	ambitio	ambitiot
	gen.	ambition
genitive		ambition	ambitioiden ambitioitten
partitive		ambitiota	ambitioita
inessive		ambitiossa	ambitioissa
elative		ambitiosta	ambitioista
illative		ambitioon	ambitioihin
adessive		ambitiolla	ambitioilla
ablative		ambitiolta	ambitioilta
allative		ambitiolle	ambitioille
essive		ambitiona	ambitioina
translative		ambitioksi	ambitioiksi
abessive		ambitiotta	ambitioitta
instructive		—	ambitioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ambitio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ambitioni ambitioni accusative nom. ambitioni ambitioni gen. ambitioni genitive ambitioni ambitioideni ambitioitteni partitive ambitiotani ambitioitani inessive ambitiossani ambitioissani elative ambitiostani ambitioistani illative ambitiooni ambitioihini adessive ambitiollani ambitioillani ablative ambitioltani ambitioiltani allative ambitiolleni ambitioilleni essive ambitionani ambitioinani translative ambitiokseni ambitioikseni abessive ambitiottani ambitioittani instructive — — comitative — ambitioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ambitiosi ambitiosi accusative nom. ambitiosi ambitiosi gen. ambitiosi genitive ambitiosi ambitioidesi ambitioittesi partitive ambitiotasi ambitioitasi inessive ambitiossasi ambitioissasi elative ambitiostasi ambitioistasi illative ambitioosi ambitioihisi adessive ambitiollasi ambitioillasi ablative ambitioltasi ambitioiltasi allative ambitiollesi ambitioillesi essive ambitionasi ambitioinasi translative ambitioksesi ambitioiksesi abessive ambitiottasi ambitioittasi instructive — — comitative — ambitioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ambitiomme ambitiomme accusative nom. ambitiomme ambitiomme gen. ambitiomme genitive ambitiomme ambitioidemme ambitioittemme partitive ambitiotamme ambitioitamme inessive ambitiossamme ambitioissamme elative ambitiostamme ambitioistamme illative ambitioomme ambitioihimme adessive ambitiollamme ambitioillamme ablative ambitioltamme ambitioiltamme allative ambitiollemme ambitioillemme essive ambitionamme ambitioinamme translative ambitioksemme ambitioiksemme abessive ambitiottamme ambitioittamme instructive — — comitative — ambitioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ambitionne ambitionne accusative nom. ambitionne ambitionne gen. ambitionne genitive ambitionne ambitioidenne ambitioittenne partitive ambitiotanne ambitioitanne inessive ambitiossanne ambitioissanne elative ambitiostanne ambitioistanne illative ambitioonne ambitioihinne adessive ambitiollanne ambitioillanne ablative ambitioltanne ambitioiltanne allative ambitiollenne ambitioillenne essive ambitionanne ambitioinanne translative ambitioksenne ambitioiksenne abessive ambitiottanne ambitioittanne instructive — — comitative — ambitioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ambitionsa ambitionsa accusative nom. ambitionsa ambitionsa gen. ambitionsa genitive ambitionsa ambitioidensa ambitioittensa partitive ambitiotaan ambitiotansa ambitioitaan ambitioitansa inessive ambitiossaan ambitiossansa ambitioissaan ambitioissansa elative ambitiostaan ambitiostansa ambitioistaan ambitioistansa illative ambitioonsa ambitioihinsa adessive ambitiollaan ambitiollansa ambitioillaan ambitioillansa ablative ambitioltaan ambitioltansa ambitioiltaan ambitioiltansa allative ambitiolleen ambitiollensa ambitioilleen ambitioillensa essive ambitionaan ambitionansa ambitioinaan ambitioinansa translative ambitiokseen ambitioksensa ambitioikseen ambitioiksensa abessive ambitiottaan ambitiottansa ambitioittaan ambitioittansa instructive — — comitative — ambitioineen ambitioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• ambitiokysymys

 

Further reading

• “ambitio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Latin

FWOTD – 15 November 2017

Etymology

From ambiō (“go around”) +‎ -tiō. Compare ambitus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /amˈbi.ti.oː/, [ämˈbɪt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /amˈbit.t͡si.o/, [ämˈbit̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

ambitiō f (genitive ambitiōnis); third declension

1. A going around or about; that which surrounds.
2. A desire for one's favor or good will; excessive desire to please, flattery, adulation.
3. A desire for honor, popularity, power or display; ambition; vanity.
4. Partiality, favouritism.
5. A great exertion.
6. (in the time of the Republic) The going about of candidates for office in Rome, and the soliciting of citizens for their vote; candidature; canvassing.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ambitiō	ambitiōnēs
genitive	ambitiōnis	ambitiōnum
dative	ambitiōnī	ambitiōnibus
accusative	ambitiōnem	ambitiōnēs
ablative	ambitiōne	ambitiōnibus
vocative	ambitiō	ambitiōnēs

Derived terms

• ambitiōsus

Related terms

• ambiō
• ambitiōsē
• ambītor
• ambitūdō
• ambitus

Descendants

• Catalan: ambició
• → Danish: ambition
• → English: ambition
• → Finnish: ambitio
• French: ambition
• Galician: ambición
• → German: Ambition
• Italian: ambizione
• Occitan: ambicion
• Portuguese: ambição
• Romanian: ambiție
• → Russian: амби́ция (ambícija)
• Spanish: ambición

See also

• abitiō
• circumitiō
• cōitiō
• contritiō
• interitiō
• praeteritiō
• prōditiō
• rēditiō
• sēditiō
• transitiō

References

• “ambitio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ambitio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ambitio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• ambitio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.