noun

fūnambŭlus

gen. fūnambŭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

funis-ambulo

a rope-dancer by extension •

a rope-dancer, Ter. Hec. prol. 4; prol. alt. 26; Suet. Galb. 6.—Transf.: tu funambule pudicitiae et castitatis, Tert. de Pudic. 10. —Called also fūnĭambŭlus, Aug. in Psa. 39, 9.

Perseus ID: n19028 Key: funambulus