ambassadorial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /æm.bæs.əˈdɔɹ.iəl/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰí Proto-Celtic *ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Celtic *ageti Proto-Celtic *-tos Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos Gaulish ambaxtosbor. Proto-Germanic *ambahtazder. Latin ambasciātor Old Occitan ambaisadorbor. Old Italian ambassatorebor. Anglo-Norman ambassadeurbor. Middle English ambassadore English ambassador Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English ambassadorial From ambassador + -ial.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
Hull has gained significant investment in recent years, and Hull Trains Managing Director Louise Cheeseman is passionate about her company's ambassadorial role.
2020 January 15, Anthony Lambert, “Bidding for space on our crowded railways”, in Rail, page 62:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ambassadorial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more ambassadorial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
preambassadorial · unambassadorial · ambassadorially
Translations (3)
gl diplomático (pertaining to an ambassador) · pt diplomático (pertaining to an ambassador) · pl ambasadorski (pertaining to an ambassador)