LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ambulātōrius

ambulātōrius (feminine ambulātōria, neuter ambulātōrium)
Classical[am.bʊ.ɫaːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[am.bu.laˈtɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveThat moves about; movable, transferable.
  2. adjectiveSuitable for walking in.
  3. adjectivefigurativelyfickle, changeable, wavering

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeambulātōriusambulātōriaambulātōrium
genitiveambulātōriīambulātōriaeambulātōriī
dativeambulātōriōambulātōriaeambulātōriō
accusativeambulātōriumambulātōriamambulātōrium
ablativeambulātōriōambulātōriāambulātōriō
vocativeambulātōrieambulātōriaambulātōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeambulātōriīambulātōriaeambulātōria
genitiveambulātōriōrumambulātōriārumambulātōriōrum
dativeambulātōriīsambulātōriīsambulātōriīs
accusativeambulātōriōsambulātōriāsambulātōria
ablativeambulātōriīsambulātōriīsambulātōriīs
vocativeambulātōriīambulātōriaeambulātōria

ambŭlātōrĭus, a, um, adj. ambulator,
I. that moves about (rare; never in Cic.); hence,
I. Of machines which can be moved to and fro. movable: praeterea alias (so. turres) ambulatorias totidem tabulatorum confixerant, movable towers with an equal number of stories, Auct. B. Alex. 2 Moeb.; Vitr. 10, 19; Plin. 21, 14, 47, § 80.—Hence, trop., of the will, wavering, fickle, changeable: voluntas, Dig. 24, 1, 32; and of other things: actio, a cause that passes from one to another, Cod. Just. 6, 2, 22.—*
II. Suitable for walking in: porticus, Dig. 8, 5, 8.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ambulātor Latin -ius Latin ambulatorius From ambulātor (“walker; idler; peddler”) + -ius.

Descendants
  • Englishambulatory
  • Italianambulatorio
  • Polishambulatorium

In English words that came into English from ambulātōrius

  • ambulatoryambulātōrius

Quick answers

What does ambulātōrius mean in Latin?
ambulātōrius, a adjective, means “That moves about; movable, transferable.; Suitable for walking in.”.
How do you pronounce ambulātōrius?
In classical Latin, [am.bʊ.ɫaːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [am.bu.laˈtɔː.ri.us].
Where does ambulātōrius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? → Latin ambulātōrius.