ambitransitive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English ambi-
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.
Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t
Proto-Indo-European *-ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trāns
Proto-Italic *trāns-
Latin trāns-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti
Proto-Italic *ejō
Proto-Italic *eō
Latin eō
Latin trānseō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Latin trānsitīvus
English transitive
English ambitransitive

    From ambi- + transitive.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌæmbɪˈtɹænzɪtɪv/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adjective

    ambitransitive (not comparable)

    1. (of a verb) Able to be used transitively or intransitively without requiring morphological change.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    ambitransitive (plural ambitransitives)

    1. (grammar) An ambitransitive verb.

    See also

    French

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    ambitransitive

    1. feminine singular of ambitransitif
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