noun · neutersecond declension
ambivium
ambivium n (genitive ambiviī)
Classical[amˈbɪ.wi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[amˈbiː.vi.um]
Meaning
- neuterintersection, junction (junction of two or more paths, etc; a place where two things meet)
hīc in ambiviō nāvem cōnscendimus palūstrem
here at the intersection we board a marshy boatc. 280 CE, Nonius Marcellus, De compendiosa doctrina II 46 (451 M.; {{Q|la|Marcus Terentius Varro|Saturarum Menippearum libri CL|276}})
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ambivium | ambivia |
| genitive | ambiviī | ambiviōrum |
| dative | ambiviō | ambiviīs |
| accusative | ambivium | ambivia |
| ablative | ambiviō | ambiviīs |
| vocative | ambivium | ambivia |
ambĭ-vĭum, ii, n. via,
I. a double way, a place where two roads meet: hic in ambivio navem conscendimus palustrem, Varr. ap. Non. 451, 2.
Origins
From ambi- + via + -ium.