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funambulate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /fjuˈnæm.bjuˌleɪt/ (General-American)
  • /fjuˈnæm.bjəˌleɪt/ (General-American)
  • /fjəˈnæm.bjəˌleɪt/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /fjʊˈnæm.bjʊ.leɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English funambul(ist) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English funambulate From funambul(ist) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To walk on ropes; to tightrope-walk.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
funambulated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
funambulated Tense=Past lexicographic
funambulates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
funambulating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

funambulation

Translations (4)

ru ходи́ть по проволоке (tightrope-walk) · kmr li ser benan meşîn (tightrope-walk) · de auf dem Seil tanzen (tightrope-walk) · fr funambuler (tightrope-walk)