ambulacrum

English

Etymology

From Latin ambulacrum, from ambulō (walk; travel).

Noun

ambulacrum (plural ambulacrums or ambulacra)

  1. A row of pores in an echinoderm, for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet.
  2. A walk or promenade planted with trees, often near a house.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From ambulō (walk; travel) +‎ -crum.

Pronunciation

Noun

ambulācrum n (genitive ambulācrī); second declension

  1. A place for walking, a walk or promenade planted with trees (often near a house).

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative ambulācrum ambulācra
genitive ambulācrī ambulācrōrum
dative ambulācrō ambulācrīs
accusative ambulācrum ambulācra
ablative ambulācrō ambulācrīs
vocative ambulācrum ambulācra

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: ambulacrum

References

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