LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

perambulō

perambulō (present infinitive perambulāre, perfect active perambulāvī, supine perambulātum)
Classical[pɛˈram.bʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[peˈram.bu.lo]

Meaning

  1. to go through; roam, tour, traverse, perambulate
  2. to visit in succession (especially of a physician)

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.perambulōperambulābamperambulābōperambulāvīperambulāveramperambulāverō
perambulārō
2nd sg.perambulāsperambulābāsperambulābisperambulāvistī
perambulāstī
perambulāverās
perambulārās
perambulāveris
3rd sg.perambulatperambulābatperambulābitperambulāvitperambulāverat
perambulārat
perambulāverit
perambulārit
1st pl.perambulāmusperambulābāmusperambulābimusperambulāvimusperambulāverāmusperambulāverimus
perambulārimus
2nd pl.perambulātisperambulābātisperambulābitisperambulāvistis
perambulāstis
perambulāverātis
perambulārātis
perambulāveritis
perambulāritis
3rd pl.perambulantperambulābantperambulābuntperambulāvērunt
perambulāvēre, perambulārunt
perambulāverant
perambulārant
perambulāverint
perambulārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.perambulemperambulāremperambulāverim
perambulārim
perambulāvissem
perambulāssem
2nd sg.perambulēsperambulārēsperambulāverīsperambulāvissēs
perambulāssēs
3rd sg.perambuletperambulāretperambulāverit
perambulārit
perambulāvisset
perambulāsset
1st pl.perambulēmusperambulārēmusperambulāverīmus
perambulārīmus
perambulāvissēmus
perambulāssēmus
2nd pl.perambulētisperambulārētisperambulāverītis
perambulārītis
perambulāvissētis
perambulāssētis
3rd pl.perambulentperambulārentperambulāverint
perambulārint
perambulāvissent
perambulāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.perambulorperambulābarperambulābor
2nd sg.perambulāris
perambulāre
perambulābāris
perambulābāre
perambulāberis
perambulābere
3rd sg.perambulāturperambulābāturperambulābitur
1st pl.perambulāmurperambulābāmurperambulābimur
2nd pl.perambulāminīperambulābāminīperambulābiminī
3rd pl.perambulanturperambulābanturperambulābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.perambulerperambulārer
2nd sg.perambulēris
perambulēre
perambulārēris
perambulārēre
3rd sg.perambulēturperambulārētur
1st pl.perambulēmurperambulārēmur
2nd pl.perambulēminīperambulārēminī
3rd pl.perambulenturperambulārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.perambulāperambulāre
pres. 2nd pl.perambulāteperambulāminī
fut. 2nd sg.perambulātōperambulātor
fut. 3rd sg.perambulātōperambulātor
fut. 2nd pl.perambulātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.perambulantōperambulantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveperambulāreperambulārī
perfect infinitiveperambulāvisse
perambulāsse
perambulātum esse
future infinitiveperambulātūrum esseperambulātum īrī
present participleperambulāns—
perfect participle—perambulātus
future participleperambulātūrus
perambulātūra, perambulātūrā, perambulātūrae, perambulātūram, perambulātūrārum, perambulātūrās, perambulātūre, perambulātūrī, perambulātūrīs, perambulātūrō, perambulātūrōrum, perambulātūrōs, perambulātūrum
perambulandus
perambulanda, perambulandā, perambulandae, perambulandam, perambulandārum, perambulandās, perambulande, perambulandīs, perambulandōrum, perambulandōs
gerundperambulandī, perambulandō, perambulandumsupineperambulātum, perambulātū

pĕr-ambŭlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to ramble through, go through; to traverse, perambulate (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.: aedes, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 122: multas terras, Varr. R. R. 1, 2: omnium cubilia, Cat. 29, 8: viridia, Phaedr. 2, 5, 14: rura, Hor. C. 4, 5, 17: astra, id. Epod. 17, 41: terram, Vulg. Zach. 6, 7: universam insulam, id. Act. 13, 6 et saep.—Pass.: perambulatum Romanis legionibus Niphatem, Sid. Carm. 23, 93.—Poet.: frigus perambulat artūs, runs through, Ov. H. 9, 135: recte necne crocum floresque perambulet Attae Fabula, si dubitem, rightly trod the stage (which was sprinkled with perfumed waters and strewed with flowers), i. e. was properly constructed, well written, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 79: sermo perambulat, the fame spreads through, Vulg. Luc. 5, 15.—*
II. In partic., of a physician, to visit patients in succession, Sen. Ben. 6, 16, 2.—
III. To walk, conduct one's self (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 67, 22; 100, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- 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 perambulō From per- (“through, along; during”) + ambulō (“walk; traverse”).

Descendants
  • Englishperambulate
  • Portugueseperambular
  • Romanianpreumbla
  • Romanianplimba
  • Aromanianpriimnu, priimnari

Quick answers

What does perambulō mean in Latin?
perambulō, a verb, means “to go through; roam, tour, traverse, perambulate; to visit in succession (especially of a physician)”.
What are the principal parts of perambulō?
perambulō, perambulāre, perambulāvī, perambulātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce perambulō?
In classical Latin, [pɛˈram.bʊ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈram.bu.lo].