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Webster 1913 Edition
ambrosia
am-bro′sia
(ăm-brō′zhȧ orăm-brō′zhĭ-ȧ; 277)
, Noun.
[L.
ambrosia
, Gr. ἀμβροσία
, properly fem. of ἀμβρόσιος
, fr. ἄμβροτοσ
immortal, divine; ἀ
priv. + βροτόσ
mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). βροτόσ
stands for μροτός
, akin to Skr. mṛita
, L. mortuus
, dead, and to E. mortal
.] 1.
(Myth.)
(a)
The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it.
(b)
An unguent of the gods.
His dewy locks distilled
ambrosia
. Milton.
2.
A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.
Spenser.
3.
Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ambrosia
AMBRO'SIA
,Noun.
1.
In heathen antiquity, the imaginary food of the gods. Hence,2.
Whatever is very pleasing to the taste or smell. The name has also been given to certain alexipharmic compositions.Definition 2024
Ambrosia
Ambrosia
Translingual
Proper noun
Ambrosia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the ragweeds.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Asterales - order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Heliantheae - tribe; Ambrosiinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ambrosia maritima - type species; for other species see
Ambrosia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
ambrosia
ambrosia
English
Noun
ambrosia (uncountable)
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
- Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
- An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
- A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
- A dessert made from shredded coconuts and oranges, sometimes including other ingredients such as marshmallow.
Derived terms
- ambrosia beetle
Translations
food of gods or delicious foods
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See also
Finnish
Noun
ambrosia
Declension
| Inflection of ambrosia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ambrosia | ambrosiat | |
| genitive | ambrosian | ambrosioiden ambrosioitten |
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| partitive | ambrosiaa | ambrosioita | |
| illative | ambrosiaan | ambrosioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ambrosia | ambrosiat | |
| accusative | nom. | ambrosia | ambrosiat |
| gen. | ambrosian | ||
| genitive | ambrosian | ambrosioiden ambrosioitten ambrosiainrare |
|
| partitive | ambrosiaa | ambrosioita | |
| inessive | ambrosiassa | ambrosioissa | |
| elative | ambrosiasta | ambrosioista | |
| illative | ambrosiaan | ambrosioihin | |
| adessive | ambrosialla | ambrosioilla | |
| ablative | ambrosialta | ambrosioilta | |
| allative | ambrosialle | ambrosioille | |
| essive | ambrosiana | ambrosioina | |
| translative | ambrosiaksi | ambrosioiksi | |
| instructive | — | ambrosioin | |
| abessive | ambrosiatta | ambrosioitta | |
| comitative | — | ambrosioineen | |
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /amˈbro.si.a/, [amˈbrɔ.si.a]
Noun
ambrosia f (genitive ambrosiae); first declension
- The food of the gods; ambrosia.
- The unguent of the gods.
- The plant, artemisia, of the genus Artemisia.
- An antidote to a poison.
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ambrosia | ambrosiae |
| genitive | ambrosiae | ambrosiārum |
| dative | ambrosiae | ambrosiīs |
| accusative | ambrosiam | ambrosiās |
| ablative | ambrosiā | ambrosiīs |
| vocative | ambrosia | ambrosiae |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
References
- ambrosia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ambrosia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ambrosia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- ambrosia in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- ambrosia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ambrosia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin