LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

fūnambulus

fūnambulus m (genitive fūnambulī)

Meaning

  1. a rope-dancer, tightrope walker; funambulist

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefūnambulusfūnambulī
fūniambulī
genitivefūnambulī
fūniambulī		fūnambulōrum
fūniambulōrum
dativefūnambulō
fūniambulō		fūnambulīs
fūniambulīs
accusativefūnambulum
fūniambulum		fūnambulōs
fūniambulōs
ablativefūnambulō
fūniambulō		fūnambulīs
fūniambulīs
vocativefūnambule
fūniambule		fūnambulī
fūniambulī

fūnambŭlus, i, m. funis-ambulo,
I. a rope-dancer, Ter. Hec. prol. 4; prol. alt. 26; Suet. Galb. 6.—Transf.: tu funambule pudicitiae et castitatis, Tert. de Pudic. 10. —Called also fūnĭambŭlus, Aug. in Psa. 39, 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰendʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰóndʰis
  3. Proto-Italic*fūdnis?
  4. Latinfūnambulus

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 fūnambulus From fūnis (“rope”) + ambulō (“to walk”).

Descendants
  • Catalanfunàmbul
  • Englishfunambulus
  • Frenchfunambule
  • Italianfunambolo
  • Portuguesefunâmbulo
  • Spanishfunámbulo
  • Sicilianfunàmmulu
  • TranslingualFunambulus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesFunambulusFunambulus (σχοινοβάτης), a ropedancer. The art of dancing on the tight rope was carried to as great perfection among the Romans as it is with us. (Te…

Quick answers

What does fūnambulus mean in Latin?
fūnambulus, a noun, means “a rope-dancer, tightrope walker; funambulist”.
What is the genitive of fūnambulus?
The genitive singular is fūnambulī. fūnambulus is masculine, second declension.
Where does fūnambulus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰóndʰis → Proto-Italic *fūdnis? → Latin fūnambulus.