spatior

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Latin

Etymology

Deponent verb from the passive form of spatiō (wander, roam; circulate), from spatium (space, distance) +‎ .

Pronunciation

Verb

spatior (present infinitive spatiārī, perfect active spatiātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade; walk along, accompany
  2. to stride, proceed, process, advance, march, move along, walk or step in formal motion
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.62:
      aut ante ōra deum pinguīs spatiātur ad ārās, .
      Or walks before the faces of the gods toward the richly laden altars, .
      (deum = deorum; i.e., before images, icons or statues of deities)
  3. (intransitive, of things) to spread, spread out; expand

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References

  • spatior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • spatior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • spatior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1462.
  • spatior in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2744