LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

amphibolus

amphibolus (feminine amphibola, neuter amphibolum)
Classical[amˈpʰɪ.bɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[amˈfiː.bo.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveopen to two interpretations; ambiguous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamphibolusamphibolaamphibolum
genitiveamphibolīamphibolaeamphibolī
dativeamphibolōamphibolaeamphibolō
accusativeamphibolumamphibolamamphibolum
ablativeamphibolōamphibolāamphibolō
vocativeamphiboleamphibolaamphibolum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamphibolīamphibolaeamphibola
genitiveamphibolōrumamphibolārumamphibolōrum
dativeamphibolīsamphibolīsamphibolīs
accusativeamphibolōsamphibolāsamphibola
ablativeamphibolīsamphibolīsamphibolīs
vocativeamphibolīamphibolaeamphibola

amphĭbŏlus, a, um, adj., = ἀμφίβολος,
I. ambiguous, Mart. Cap. 5, 149.

Origins

From ἀμφίβολος (amphíbolos, “ambiguous”).

In English words that came into English from amphibolus

  • amphibolousamphibolus

Quick answers

What does amphibolus mean in Latin?
amphibolus, a adjective, means “open to two interpretations; ambiguous”.
How do you pronounce amphibolus?
In classical Latin, [amˈpʰɪ.bɔ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [amˈfiː.bo.lus].