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

• ambulacriform

Related terms

• ambulacral
• interambulacrum

Translations

row of pores for the protrusion of tube feet in echinoderms

• Portuguese: ambulacro m

Latin

Etymology

From ambulō (“walk; travel”) +‎ -crum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [am.bʊˈɫaː.krũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [am.buˈlaː.krum]

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

• ambulātilis

Related terms

• ambulātiō
• ambulātiuncula
• ambulātor
• ambulātōrius
• ambulātrix
• ambulātūra
• ambulātus
• ambulō

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.