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Ambassade
ambassade
ambassade
English
Alternative forms
Noun
ambassade (plural ambassades)
- (obsolete) The mission of an ambassador.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Carew to this entry?)
- (obsolete) An embassy.
- John Strype
- […] thereupon the queen's majesty, trusting that the king of Spain was of the same mind, she did send a solemn ambassade of her privy-counsellors, whereof one was an ancient earl of the realm, the other also an ancient baron of the same, and others of the council of her state […]
- John Strype
Danish
Etymology
From French ambassade, from Old French ambassade, from Old Italian ambasciata (“diplomatic mission”), from Old Provençal ambayssada, derivative of ambaissa (“service”); see ambassador.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aðə
Noun
ambassade c (singular definite ambassaden, plural indefinite ambassader)
Derived terms
- ambassaderåd c
- ambassadør c
Declension
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ambassade | ambassaden | ambassader | ambassaderne |
| genitive | ambassades | ambassadens | ambassaders | ambassadernes |
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧de
Etymology 1
Noun
ambassade f (plural ambassades, diminutive ambassadetje n)
- an embassy, diplomatic legation to permanently represent a foreign state at (the highest) ambasador's level
- an ambassadorial mission
Related terms
- ambassadeur m
- ambassadepersoneel n
- ambassaderaad m
- ambassadoriaal m
Etymology 2
From ambassaat, influenced by the above and ambassadeur.
Noun
ambassade m (plural ambassaden, diminutive ambassaatje n)
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French ambassade, from Old Italian ambasciata (“diplomatic mission”), from Old Provençal ambayssada, derivative of ambaissa (“service”); see ambassador.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ba.sad/
Noun
ambassade f (plural ambassades)
- an embassy, diplomatic represention in a foreign state, notably headed by an ambassador
Derived terms
- conseiller d'ambassade m
Related terms
Middle French
Etymology
First attested circa 1350 as ambaxade, circa 1420 as ambassade. Borrowing from Old Italian ambasciata (“diplomatic mission”), from Old Provençal ambayssada, derivative of ambaissa (“service”). See ambassadeur for more information.
Noun
ambassade f (plural ambassades)
- embassy (temporary mission representing a sovereign state)
References
- ambassade on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)
Norman
Etymology
Borrowing from French ambassade.
Noun
ambassade f (plural ambassades)
Related terms
- ambassadeu (“ambassador”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin ambactus, via French ambassade.
Noun
ambassade m (definite singular ambassaden, indefinite plural ambassader, definite plural ambassadene)
- an embassy
Related terms
References
- “ambassade” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin ambactus, via French ambassade.
Noun
ambassade m (definite singular ambassaden, indefinite plural ambassadar, definite plural ambassadane)
- an embassy
Related terms
References
- “ambassade” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.