LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

ambactus

ambactus m (genitive ambactī)
Classical[amˈbak.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[amˈbak.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinevassal, dependent
  2. masculineservant, retainer

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeambactusambactī
genitiveambactīambactōrum
dativeambactōambactīs
accusativeambactumambactōs
ablativeambactōambactīs
vocativeambacteambactī

ambactus, i, m. Celt. amb; Goth. andbahti = service; andbahts = servant,
I. a vassal, a dependent upon a lord: ambactus apud Ennium linguā Gallicā servus appellatur. Paul. ex Fest. p. 4 Müll.: plurimos circum se ambactos clientesque habent, Caes. B. G. 6, 15; cf. Grimm, Gram. 2, p. 211; id. Antiq. p. 304.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  4. Proto-Celtic*ambi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  7. Proto-Celtic*ageti
  8. Proto-Celtic*ambaxtos
  9. Latinambactus

Gaulish ambaxtosbor. Latin ambactus From Gaulish ambaxtos (“vassal, high-ranking servant”), from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mbʰi-h₂eǵ- (“drive around”), from *h₂m̥bʰi (“around”) + *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). See Latin ambigō.

Descendants
  • Englishambassador
  • Frenchambacte
  • Frenchambassade
  • Italianambasciata
  • Italianambasciatore
  • Portugueseembaixada
  • Portugueseembaixador
  • Romanianambasadă
  • Romanianambasador
  • Spanishembajada

Quick answers

What does ambactus mean in Latin?
ambactus, a noun, means “vassal, dependent; servant, retainer”.
What is the genitive of ambactus?
The genitive singular is ambactī. ambactus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce ambactus?
In classical Latin, [amˈbak.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [amˈbak.tus].
Where does ambactus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰí → Proto-Celtic *ambi- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti → Proto-Celtic *ageti → Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos → Latin ambactus.