LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

circumambulō

circumambulō (present infinitive circumambulāre, perfect active circumambulāvī, supine circumambulātum)
Classical[kɪr.kʊˈmam.bʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kuˈmam.bu.lo]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto walk around or over

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.circumambulōcircumambulābamcircumambulābōcircumambulāvīcircumambulāveramcircumambulāverō
circumambulārō
2nd sg.circumambulāscircumambulābāscircumambulābiscircumambulāvistī
circumambulāstī
circumambulāverās
circumambulārās
circumambulāveris
3rd sg.circumambulatcircumambulābatcircumambulābitcircumambulāvitcircumambulāverat
circumambulārat
circumambulāverit
circumambulārit
1st pl.circumambulāmuscircumambulābāmuscircumambulābimuscircumambulāvimuscircumambulāverāmuscircumambulāverimus
circumambulārimus
2nd pl.circumambulātiscircumambulābātiscircumambulābitiscircumambulāvistis
circumambulāstis
circumambulāverātis
circumambulārātis
circumambulāveritis
circumambulāritis
3rd pl.circumambulantcircumambulābantcircumambulābuntcircumambulāvērunt
circumambulāvēre, circumambulārunt
circumambulāverant
circumambulārant
circumambulāverint
circumambulārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.circumambulemcircumambulāremcircumambulāverim
circumambulārim
circumambulāvissem
circumambulāssem
2nd sg.circumambulēscircumambulārēscircumambulāverīscircumambulāvissēs
circumambulāssēs
3rd sg.circumambuletcircumambulāretcircumambulāverit
circumambulārit
circumambulāvisset
circumambulāsset
1st pl.circumambulēmuscircumambulārēmuscircumambulāverīmus
circumambulārīmus
circumambulāvissēmus
circumambulāssēmus
2nd pl.circumambulētiscircumambulārētiscircumambulāverītis
circumambulārītis
circumambulāvissētis
circumambulāssētis
3rd pl.circumambulentcircumambulārentcircumambulāverint
circumambulārint
circumambulāvissent
circumambulāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.circumambulorcircumambulābarcircumambulābor
2nd sg.circumambulāris
circumambulāre
circumambulābāris
circumambulābāre
circumambulāberis
circumambulābere
3rd sg.circumambulāturcircumambulābāturcircumambulābitur
1st pl.circumambulāmurcircumambulābāmurcircumambulābimur
2nd pl.circumambulāminīcircumambulābāminīcircumambulābiminī
3rd pl.circumambulanturcircumambulābanturcircumambulābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.circumambulercircumambulārer
2nd sg.circumambulēris
circumambulēre
circumambulārēris
circumambulārēre
3rd sg.circumambulēturcircumambulārētur
1st pl.circumambulēmurcircumambulārēmur
2nd pl.circumambulēminīcircumambulārēminī
3rd pl.circumambulenturcircumambulārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.circumambulācircumambulāre
pres. 2nd pl.circumambulātecircumambulāminī
fut. 2nd sg.circumambulātōcircumambulātor
fut. 3rd sg.circumambulātōcircumambulātor
fut. 2nd pl.circumambulātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.circumambulantōcircumambulantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecircumambulārecircumambulārī
perfect infinitivecircumambulāvisse
circumambulāsse
circumambulātum esse
future infinitivecircumambulātūrum essecircumambulātum īrī
present participlecircumambulāns—
perfect participle—circumambulātus
circumambulāta, circumambulātā, circumambulātae, circumambulātam, circumambulātārum, circumambulātās, circumambulātī, circumambulātōrum, circumambulātōs
future participlecircumambulātūrus
circumambulātūra, circumambulātūrā, circumambulātūrae, circumambulātūram, circumambulātūrārum, circumambulātūrās, circumambulātūre, circumambulātūrī, circumambulātūrīs, circumambulātūrō, circumambulātūrōrum, circumambulātūrōs, circumambulātūrum
circumambulandus
circumambulanda, circumambulandā, circumambulandae, circumambulandam, circumambulandārum, circumambulandās, circumambulande, circumambulandīs, circumambulandōrum, circumambulandōs
gerundcircumambulandī, circumambulandō, circumambulandumsupinecircumambulātum, circumambulātū

circum-ambŭlo, āre, v. a.,
I. to walk around: omnes glebas, Dig. 41, 2, 3, § 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- 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 circumambulō From circum- (“about, around”) + ambulō (“walk; traverse”).

Descendants
  • Englishcircumambulate

Quick answers

What does circumambulō mean in Latin?
circumambulō, a verb, means “to walk around or over”.
What are the principal parts of circumambulō?
circumambulō, circumambulāre, circumambulāvī, circumambulātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce circumambulō?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kʊˈmam.bʊ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kuˈmam.bu.lo].