circumambulo

Latin

Etymology

From circum- (“about, around”) +‎ ambulō (“walk; traverse”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kir.kuˈmam.bu.loː/, [kɪrkʊˈmämbʊɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃir.kuˈmam.bu.lo/, [t͡ʃirkuˈmämbulo]

Verb

circumambulō (present infinitive circumambulāre, perfect active circumambulāvī, supine circumambulātum); first conjugation

1. (transitive) to walk around or over

Conjugation

Conjugation of circumambulō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	circumambulō	circumambulās	circumambulat	circumambulāmus	circumambulātis	circumambulant
	imperfect	circumambulābam	circumambulābās	circumambulābat	circumambulābāmus	circumambulābātis	circumambulābant
	future	circumambulābō	circumambulābis	circumambulābit	circumambulābimus	circumambulābitis	circumambulābunt
	perfect	circumambulāvī	circumambulāvistī	circumambulāvit	circumambulāvimus	circumambulāvistis	circumambulāvērunt, circumambulāvēre
	pluperfect	circumambulāveram	circumambulāverās	circumambulāverat	circumambulāverāmus	circumambulāverātis	circumambulāverant
	future perfect	circumambulāverō	circumambulāveris	circumambulāverit	circumambulāverimus	circumambulāveritis	circumambulāverint
passive	present	circumambulor	circumambulāris, circumambulāre	circumambulātur	circumambulāmur	circumambulāminī	circumambulantur
	imperfect	circumambulābar	circumambulābāris, circumambulābāre	circumambulābātur	circumambulābāmur	circumambulābāminī	circumambulābantur
	future	circumambulābor	circumambulāberis, circumambulābere	circumambulābitur	circumambulābimur	circumambulābiminī	circumambulābuntur
	perfect	circumambulātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	circumambulātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	circumambulātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	circumambulem	circumambulēs	circumambulet	circumambulēmus	circumambulētis	circumambulent
	imperfect	circumambulārem	circumambulārēs	circumambulāret	circumambulārēmus	circumambulārētis	circumambulārent
	perfect	circumambulāverim	circumambulāverīs	circumambulāverit	circumambulāverīmus	circumambulāverītis	circumambulāverint
	pluperfect	circumambulāvissem	circumambulāvissēs	circumambulāvisset	circumambulāvissēmus	circumambulāvissētis	circumambulāvissent
passive	present	circumambuler	circumambulēris, circumambulēre	circumambulētur	circumambulēmur	circumambulēminī	circumambulentur
	imperfect	circumambulārer	circumambulārēris, circumambulārēre	circumambulārētur	circumambulārēmur	circumambulārēminī	circumambulārentur
	perfect	circumambulātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	circumambulātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	circumambulā	—	—	circumambulāte	—
	future	—	circumambulātō	circumambulātō	—	circumambulātōte	circumambulantō
passive	present	—	circumambulāre	—	—	circumambulāminī	—
	future	—	circumambulātor	circumambulātor	—	—	circumambulantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		circumambulāre	circumambulāvisse	circumambulātūrum esse	circumambulārī	circumambulātum esse	circumambulātum īrī
participles		circumambulāns	—	circumambulātūrus	—	circumambulātus	circumambulandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		circumambulandī	circumambulandō	circumambulandum	circumambulandō	circumambulātum	circumambulātū

Related terms

• abambulō
• ambulō
• inambulō
• perambulō
• praeambulō

Descendants

• English: circumambulate

References

• “circumambulo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• circumambulo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• circumambulo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016