verb
Meaning 1
To walk on ropes; to tightrope-walk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
funambulate
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /fjʊˈnæm.bjʊ.leɪt/
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General-American: /fjuˈnæm.bjuˌleɪt/
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General-American: /fjuˈnæm.bjəˌleɪt/
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General-American: /fjəˈnæm.bjəˌleɪt/
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rhymes with -æmbjʊleɪt
History
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).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: funambuler — tightrope-walk
- German: auf dem Seil tanzen — tightrope-walk
- Northern Kurdish: li ser benan meşîn — tightrope-walk
- Russian: ходи́ть по проволоке (xodítʹ po provoloke) — tightrope-walk