ambascio

Latin

Alternative forms

ambassiō

Etymology

Related to ambasciātor, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (“servant”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [amˈbas.ki.oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [amˈbaʃ.ʃi.o]

Noun

ambasciō (present infinitive ambasciāre, perfect active ambasciāvī, supine ambasciātum); first conjugation (Medieval Latin)

(transitive) to message
(transitive) to send as an ambassador

Conjugation

Conjugation of ambasciō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	ambasciō	ambasciās		ambasciat	ambasciāmus	ambasciātis		ambasciant
	imperfect	ambasciābam	ambasciābās		ambasciābat	ambasciābāmus	ambasciābātis		ambasciābant
	future	ambasciābō	ambasciābis		ambasciābit	ambasciābimus	ambasciābitis		ambasciābunt
	perfect	ambasciāvī	ambasciāvistī, ambasciāstī¹		ambasciāvit, ambasciāt¹	ambasciāvimus, ambasciāmus¹	ambasciāvistis, ambasciāstis¹		ambasciāvērunt, ambasciārunt, ambasciāvēre¹
	pluperfect	ambasciāveram, ambasciāram¹	ambasciāverās, ambasciārās¹		ambasciāverat, ambasciārat¹	ambasciāverāmus, ambasciārāmus¹	ambasciāverātis, ambasciārātis¹		ambasciāverant, ambasciārant¹
	future perfect	ambasciāverō, ambasciārō¹	ambasciāveris, ambasciāris¹		ambasciāverit, ambasciārit¹	ambasciāverimus, ambasciārimus¹	ambasciāveritis, ambasciāritis¹		ambasciāverint, ambasciārint¹
passive	present	ambascior	ambasciāris, ambasciāre		ambasciātur	ambasciāmur	ambasciāminī		ambasciantur
	imperfect	ambasciābar	ambasciābāris, ambasciābāre		ambasciābātur	ambasciābāmur	ambasciābāminī		ambasciābantur
	future	ambasciābor	ambasciāberis, ambasciābere		ambasciābitur	ambasciābimur	ambasciābiminī		ambasciābuntur
	perfect	ambasciātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ambasciātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ambasciātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	ambasciem	ambasciēs		ambasciet	ambasciēmus	ambasciētis		ambascient
	imperfect	ambasciārem	ambasciārēs		ambasciāret	ambasciārēmus	ambasciārētis		ambasciārent
	perfect	ambasciāverim, ambasciārim¹	ambasciāverīs, ambasciārīs¹		ambasciāverit, ambasciārit¹	ambasciāverīmus, ambasciārīmus¹	ambasciāverītis, ambasciārītis¹		ambasciāverint, ambasciārint¹
	pluperfect	ambasciāvissem, ambasciāssem¹	ambasciāvissēs, ambasciāssēs¹		ambasciāvisset, ambasciāsset¹	ambasciāvissēmus, ambasciāssēmus¹	ambasciāvissētis, ambasciāssētis¹		ambasciāvissent, ambasciāssent¹
passive	present	ambascier	ambasciēris, ambasciēre		ambasciētur	ambasciēmur	ambasciēminī		ambascientur
	imperfect	ambasciārer	ambasciārēris, ambasciārēre		ambasciārētur	ambasciārēmur	ambasciārēminī		ambasciārentur
	perfect	ambasciātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ambasciātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	ambasciā		—	—	ambasciāte		—
active	future	—	ambasciātō		ambasciātō	—	ambasciātōte		ambasciantō
passive	present	—	ambasciāre		—	—	ambasciāminī		—
passive	future	—	ambasciātor		ambasciātor	—	—		ambasciantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		ambasciāre		ambasciārī		ambasciāns		—
future		ambasciātūrum esse		ambasciātum īrī		ambasciātūrus		ambasciandus
perfect		ambasciāvisse, ambasciāsse¹		ambasciātum esse		—		ambasciātus
future perfect		—		ambasciātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		ambasciātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		ambasciandī	ambasciandō		ambasciandum	ambasciandō	ambasciātum		ambasciātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

References

"ambasciare", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “ambasciare”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “ambasciare”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 39