LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ambulātiō

ambulātiō f (genitive ambulātiōnis)
Classical[am.bʊˈɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[am.buˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a walk, stroll
  2. a place for walking; promenade, walk, portico

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeambulātiōambulātiōnēs
genitiveambulātiōnisambulātiōnum
dativeambulātiōnīambulātiōnibus
accusativeambulātiōnemambulātiōnēs
ablativeambulātiōneambulātiōnibus
vocativeambulātiōambulātiōnēs

ambŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a walking about, a walk (only in prose, oftenest in Cic.).
I. Lit.: ambulationem pomeridianam conficere in Academiā, Cic. Fin. 5, 1: compitaliciae, id. Att. 2, 3: ventum est in ambulationem, id. de Or. 1, 7, 26: recta, flexuosa, Cels. 1, 2.—Of the orator on the platform: conveniet etiam ambulatio quaedam propter immodicas laudationum moras, Quint. 11, 3, 126.—Hence,
II. Transf., concr., a walk, a place for walking, a promenade (usu. near a dwelling; either covered or open): ambulatio sub dio pedes lata denos. Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 9; so Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1; 3, 1, 2; Vitr. 5, 9; Col. 1, 6, 2; Plin. 36, 12, 18, § 83.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ambulātiō From ambulō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishambulationfrom Old French ambulation
  • Frenchambulationfrom Old French ambulation
  • Italianambulazione

In English words that came into English from ambulātiō

  • ambulationambulātiō
  • somnambulationsomnus

Quick answers

What does ambulātiō mean in Latin?
ambulātiō, a noun, means “a walk, stroll; a place for walking; promenade, walk, portico”.
What is the genitive of ambulātiō?
The genitive singular is ambulātiōnis. ambulātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ambulātiō?
In classical Latin, [am.bʊˈɫaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [am.buˈlat.t͡si.o].
Where does ambulātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? → Latin ambulātiō.