inambulō
Meaning
- to walk or pace up and down or to and fro
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Ambulare · Spatiari · Deambulare · Inambulare · Obambulare
1. Ambulare (from ambire) denotes taking a walk as a leisurely motion, like going up and down, in opp. both to stare and cubare, and also to currere and salire; Plaut. Bacch. iv. 8. 56. Plin. Ep. ix. 36. Cic. Fat. 5. Fin. v. 17. Sen. Ep. 113. Gell. ii. 9. Sen. Ir. ii. 35. Plin. H. N. x. 38: spatiari denotes motion in open space, as to walk out, in opp. to the confinement which a room imposes. 2. Deambulare denotes going up and down till one is tired; inambulare, within a bounded space; obambulare, with reference to a fixed object, along which one walks, or to a person walking with us. (iii. 48.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | inambulō | inambulābam | inambulābō | inambulāvī | inambulāveram | inambulāverō |
| 2nd sg. | inambulās | inambulābās | inambulābis | inambulāvistī | inambulāverās | inambulāveris |
| 3rd sg. | inambulat | inambulābat | inambulābit | inambulāvit | inambulāverat | inambulāverit |
| 1st pl. | inambulāmus | inambulābāmus | inambulābimus | inambulāvimus | inambulāverāmus | inambulāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | inambulātis | inambulābātis | inambulābitis | inambulāvistis | inambulāverātis | inambulāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | inambulant | inambulābant | inambulābunt | inambulāvērunt inambulāvēre | inambulāverant | inambulāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | inambulem | inambulārem | inambulāverim | inambulāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | inambulēs | inambulārēs | inambulāverīs | inambulāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | inambulet | inambulāret | inambulāverit | inambulāvisset |
| 1st pl. | inambulēmus | inambulārēmus | inambulāverīmus | inambulāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | inambulētis | inambulārētis | inambulāverītis | inambulāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | inambulent | inambulārent | inambulāverint | inambulāvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | inambulā | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | inambulāte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | inambulātō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | inambulātō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | inambulātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | inambulantō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | inambulāre | — |
| perfect infinitive | inambulāvisse | — |
| present participle | inambulāns | — |
paululum in porticu, Cic. Rep. 1, 2: in viridi opacaque ripa, id. Leg. 1, 5, 15: domi, id. Att. 6, 2, 5: cum quidam pransus ... manibus ad tergum rejectis inambularet, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 3: per muros, Liv. 23, 43, 8.— Impers.: inambulandumst, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 92.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latininambulō
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 inambulō From in- (“in, on”) + ambulō (“walk; traverse”).