LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ambrosius1

ambrosius (feminine ambrosia, neuter ambrosium)
Classical[amˈbrɔ.si.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[amˈbrɔː.s̬i.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveAmbrosial, divine, immortal.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeambrosiusambrosiaambrosium
genitiveambrosiīambrosiaeambrosiī
dativeambrosiōambrosiaeambrosiō
accusativeambrosiumambrosiamambrosium
ablativeambrosiōambrosiāambrosiō
vocativeambrosieambrosiaambrosium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeambrosiīambrosiaeambrosia
genitiveambrosiōrumambrosiārumambrosiōrum
dativeambrosiīsambrosiīsambrosiīs
accusativeambrosiōsambrosiāsambrosia
ablativeambrosiīsambrosiīsambrosiīs
vocativeambrosiīambrosiaeambrosia

ambrŏsĭus, a, um, adj., = ἀμβρόσιος,
I. immortal, divine, ambrosial (syn.: immortalis, divinus), in gen., all that pertains to the gods, and their prerogatives and endowments; hence, an epithet for every thing lovely, pleasant, sweet, etc. (in gen. only poet.): comae, Verg. A. 1, 403; so Stat. Th. 9, 731: dapes, Mart. 8, 39: suci, Sil. 7, 210; Col. 10, 408: sinus, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 110: corpus, App. M. 8, p. 205, 26: pedes, id. ib. 11, p. 258, 39: color, id. ib. 10, p. 254, 4: nectar, Prud. Symm. 1, 276.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios, “ambrosial, divine”).

In English words that came into English from ambrosius

  • ambrosialambrosius
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Ambrosius2
Ambrosius m sg (genitive Ambrosiī or Ambrosī, feminine Ambrosia)
Classical[amˈbrɔ.si.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[amˈbrɔː.s̬i.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA masculine nomen equivalent to Ambrose, famously held by
  2. masculinesingularAurelius Ambrosius (AD circa 340–397), a celebrated Church Doctor and Father, consular prefect of Aemilia and Liguria from AD 372 and bishop of Milan AD 374–397

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAmbrosius—
genitiveAmbrosiī
Ambrosī		—
dativeAmbrosiō—
accusativeAmbrosium—
ablativeAmbrosiō—
vocativeAmbrosī—

Ambrŏsĭus, i, m.,
I. a celebrated Church father of the fourth century, archbishop of Milan.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios, “immortal, divine”).

Descendants
  • EnglishAmbrose
  • EnglishBrossfrom English Ambrose
  • ItalianAmbrogio
  • PortugueseAmbrósio
  • WelshEmrysfrom Proto-Brythonic *Ėmrös
  • CzechAmbrož
  • VietnameseAmbrôsiôfrom Portuguese Ambrósio
  • SlovakAmbróz
  • SicilianAmmroci
  • SicilianAmmrosi

In English words that came into English from Ambrosius

  • ambrosinambrosīnus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAmbrosiusAmbrosius (Ἀμβρόσιος) ALEXANDRI'NUS, a nobleman and courtier (S. Epiph. ad v. Hacr. 64. [44] § 3) flourished A. D. 230. At first a Valentinian (Euseb.…

Quick answers

What does ambrosius mean in Latin?
ambrosius, a adjective, means “Ambrosial, divine, immortal.”.
How do you pronounce ambrosius?
In classical Latin, [amˈbrɔ.si.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [amˈbrɔː.s̬i.us].