LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

amburbium

amburbium n (genitive amburbiī or amburbī)

Meaning

  1. neuterAn expiatory procession round the city of Rome at which sacrifices were offered.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeamburbiumamburbia
genitiveamburbiī
amburbī		amburbiōrum
dativeamburbiōamburbiīs
accusativeamburbiumamburbia
ablativeamburbiōamburbiīs
vocativeamburbiumamburbia

amb-urbĭum, ii, n. urbs,
I. the expiatory procession round the city of Rome, at which sacrifices were offered (v. the preced.); Serv. ad Verg. E. 3, 77; Paul. ex Fest. p. 17 Müll.: lustrata urbs, cantata carmina, amburbium celebratum, ambarvalia promissa, Vop. Aur. 20 (described in Luc. 1, 592 sq.).

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-der. Proto-Italic *worβis? Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? Latin urbs Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin amburbium From ambi- + urbs + -ium.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAmburbiumAmburbium or AMBURBIALE, a sacrifice which was performed at Rome for the purification of the city, in the same manner as the ambarvalia was intended f…

Quick answers

What does amburbium mean in Latin?
amburbium, a noun, means “An expiatory procession round the city of Rome at which sacrifices were offered.”.
What is the genitive of amburbium?
The genitive singular is amburbiī. amburbium is neuter, second declension.
Where does amburbium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? → Latin amburbium.