ambi-

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ambo (“both”). Doublet of amphi-. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæmbi/, /ˈæmbɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæmbɪ/, /ˈæmbə/ === Prefix === ambi- Either or both. ambidirectional, ambipolar, ambispective, ambifix On both sides. ambifix, ambilateral, ambilineal Intermediate between two categories. ambisense, ambivert, ambisyllabicity Alternating between two categories. ambilocal, ambivalent, ambiquitous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Ambi – A Useful Root to Know, Bill Long 11/21/07 === Anagrams === bami, bima, iamb, imba == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑmbi-/, [ˈɑ̝mbi-] === Prefix === ambi- (in loanwords) ambi- == French == === Etymology === From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bi/ === Prefix === ambi- ambi- ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔambi/ === Prefix === ambi- ambi- == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Latin ambo (“both”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈambi] Hyphenation: ambi === Prefix === ambi- ambi-: both; on both sides ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ambi-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”). === Prefix === ambi- ambi- ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Etymology === The sense "around" is from Proto-Italic *amβi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (possibly related to ambō (“both”)). The sense "both" is from the stem of ambō followed by the linking vowel -i-, used as a combining form. === Prefix === ambi- (with verbal bases) around, about (with nominal or adjectival bases) combining form of ambō (“both”); ambi- ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ambō == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”). === Prefix === ambi- ambi- ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “ambi-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Derived from Latin ambi-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /am.bi/ Rhymes: -ambi Syllabification: am‧bi- === Prefix === ambi- ambi-, amphi-, both Synonyms: amfi-, obu- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ambi-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”). === Prefix === ambi- ambi- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ambi-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ambi-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Turkish == === Etymology === From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”). === Prefix === ambi- ambi- == Vietnamese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓi˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧] Phonetic spelling: am bi === Prefix === ambi- ambi-