LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

adambulō

adambulō (present infinitive adambulāre, perfect active adambulāvī)
Classical[aˈdam.bʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[aˈdam.bu.lo]

Meaning

  1. to walk about, at, before, beside or near something
    Adambulabo ad ostium ut quando exeat / extemplo advenienti ei tabellas dem in manum.I'll walk before the door, that when he comes out, at once as he comes up, I may put the letters in his hand.c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Bacchides 4.5.8–9

Conjugation conjugation 1 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.adambulōadambulābamadambulābōadambulāvīadambulāveramadambulāverō
2nd sg.adambulāsadambulābāsadambulābisadambulāvistīadambulāverāsadambulāveris
3rd sg.adambulatadambulābatadambulābitadambulāvitadambulāveratadambulāverit
1st pl.adambulāmusadambulābāmusadambulābimusadambulāvimusadambulāverāmusadambulāverimus
2nd pl.adambulātisadambulābātisadambulābitisadambulāvistisadambulāverātisadambulāveritis
3rd pl.adambulantadambulābantadambulābuntadambulāvērunt
adambulāvēre
adambulāverantadambulāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.adambulemadambulāremadambulāverimadambulāvissem
2nd sg.adambulēsadambulārēsadambulāverīsadambulāvissēs
3rd sg.adambuletadambulāretadambulāveritadambulāvisset
1st pl.adambulēmusadambulārēmusadambulāverīmusadambulāvissēmus
2nd pl.adambulētisadambulārētisadambulāverītisadambulāvissētis
3rd pl.adambulentadambulārentadambulāverintadambulāvissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.adambulā—
pres. 2nd pl.adambulāte—
fut. 2nd sg.adambulātō—
fut. 3rd sg.adambulātō—
fut. 2nd pl.adambulātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.adambulantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveadambulāre—
perfect infinitiveadambulāvisse—
present participleadambulāns—
future participleadambulātūra
adambulātūrā, adambulātūrae, adambulātūram, adambulātūrārum, adambulātūrās, adambulātūre, adambulātūrī, adambulātūrīs, adambulātūrō, adambulātūrōrum, adambulātūrōs, adambulātūrum, adambulātūrus
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gerundadambulandī, adambulandō, adambulandum

ăd-ambŭlo, āre, 1, v. n.,
I. to walk about, at, or near a thing (rare; used only before and after the class. per.): ad ostium, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 5, 8.—Also with dat.: seni, App. M. 11, p. 261; so lateri, 3, 26.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinadambulō

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Latin adambulō From ad- (“near, at; towards, to”) + ambulō (“walk; traverse”).

Quick answers

What does adambulō mean in Latin?
adambulō, a verb, means “to walk about, at, before, beside or near something”.
What are the principal parts of adambulō?
adambulō, adambulāre, adambulāvī (first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce adambulō?
In classical Latin, [aˈdam.bʊ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈdam.bu.lo].
Where does adambulō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin adambulō.