adambulo

Latin

Etymology

From ad- (near, at; towards, to) +‎ ambulō (walk; traverse).

Pronunciation

Verb

adambulō (present infinitive adambulāre, perfect active adambulāvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. (before or after ad or with dative) to walk about, at, before, beside or near something
    • c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Bacchides 4.5.8:
      adambulabo ad ostium ut quando exeat / extemplo advenienti ei tabellas dem in manum
      I'll walk before the door, that when he comes out, at once as he comes up, I may put the letters in his hand.

Conjugation

References

  • adambulo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • adambulo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.