LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

ambulācrum

ambulācrum n (genitive ambulācrī)
Classical[am.bʊˈɫaː.krũː]Ecclesiastical[am.buˈlaː.krum]

Meaning

  1. A place for walking, a walk or promenade planted with trees (often near a house).

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeambulācrumambulācra
genitiveambulācrīambulācrōrum
dativeambulācrōambulācrīs
accusativeambulācrumambulācra
ablativeambulācrōambulācrīs
vocativeambulācrumambulācra

ambŭlācrum, i, n. ambulo,
I. a walk planted with trees, commonly near a house (only ante-and post-class. for the class. ambulatio), Fest. p. 18: senex Gynaeceum aedificare volt hic in suis Et balineas et ambulacrum et porticum, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 69: longa et mollia ambulacra, * Gell. 1, 2, 2; Pall. 1, 18, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Latinambulācrum

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin -crum Latin ambulācrum From ambulō (“walk; travel”) + -crum.

Descendants
  • Englishambulacrum

In English words that came into English from ambulācrum

  • ambulacrumambulācrum

Quick answers

What does ambulācrum mean in Latin?
ambulācrum, a noun, means “A place for walking, a walk or promenade planted with trees (often near a house).”.
What is the genitive of ambulācrum?
The genitive singular is ambulācrī. ambulācrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ambulācrum?
In classical Latin, [am.bʊˈɫaː.krũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [am.buˈlaː.krum].
Where does ambulācrum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? → Latin ambulācrum.