ambulacrum

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.