noun · femininefirst declension
amphibolia
amphibolia f (genitive amphiboliae)
Classical[am.pʰɪˈbɔ.li.a]Ecclesiastical[am.fiˈbɔː.li.a]
Meaning
- femininerhetoricambiguity, double meaning
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amphibolia | amphiboliae |
| genitive | amphiboliae | amphiboliārum |
| dative | amphiboliae | amphiboliīs |
| accusative | amphiboliam | amphiboliās |
| ablative | amphiboliā | amphiboliīs |
| vocative | amphibolia | amphiboliae |
amphĭbŏlĭa (amphĭbŏlŏgĭa, in Charis. p. 243 P.; Diom. p. 444; Isid. Orig. 1, 33), ae, f., = ἀμφιβολία (ἀμφιβολογία);
I.
in rhet., ambiguity, double-meaning, Cic. Div. 2, 56, 116; id. Fam. 7, 32; Auct. ad Her. 2, 11; Quint. 7, 9, 1 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
amphibolia ae, f
, ἀμφιβολία, ambiguity.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (amphibolía, “ambiguity”), from ἀμφίβολος (amphíbolos, “ambiguous, doubtful”).
Descendants
- Englishamphibolia
- Englishamphibolyfrom Old French amphibolie
- Polishamfibolia
In English words that came into English from amphibolia
- amphibolyamphibolia
- amphibologiaamphibologia
- amphibologyamphibologia