LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

adminiculum

adminiculum n (genitive adminiculī)
Classical[ad.mɪˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ad.miˈniː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutera prop, stay, support
    Iam vērō vītēs sīc clāviculīs adminicula tamquam manibus adprehendunt atque ita sē ērigunt ut animantēs.The vines we see take hold on props with their tendrils, as if with hands, and raise themselves as if they were animated.
  2. neutersupport, help, aid, assistance
  3. neuterassistant, auxiliary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadminiculumadminicula
genitiveadminiculīadminiculōrum
dativeadminiculōadminiculīs
accusativeadminiculumadminicula
ablativeadminiculōadminiculīs
vocativeadminiculumadminicula

admĭnĭcŭlum, i, n. ad-manus, prop.,
I. that on which the hand may rest, then in gen., a prop, stay, support.
I. Lit.
A. Orig. in the language of vine-dressers, the stake or pole to which the vine clings, and by which it is supported: vites claviculis adminicula, tamquam manibus apprehendunt, atque ita se erigunt, ut animantes, Cic. N. D. 2, 47: adminiculorum ordines, capitum jugatio, id. Sen. 15; so Plin. 17, 24, 36, § 215; cf. Drak. Liv. 6, 1, 4.— Hence,
B. In gen., of any prop, stay, or support, assistance: adminicula hominum, i. e. oxen, implements of agriculture, etc., Varr. R. R. 1, 17; Liv. 21, 36: motam (Junonem) sede sua parvi molimenti adminiculis, id. 5, 22: adminicula gubernandi addidit Tiphys, means of steering, the rudder, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 209; cf. id. 11, 37, 61, § 162. —
II. Trop., support, aid, auxiliary, assistant (class.): ad legionem cum itant, adminiculum eis danunt aliquem cognatum, an assistant, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 48: hanc igitur partem relictam explebimus, nullis adminiculis, sed, ut dicitur, Marte nostro, Cic. Off. 3, 7: natura solitarium nihil amat, semperque ad aliquod tamquam adminiculum adnititur, id. Lael. 23 fin.: quo primo adminiculo erecta erat (urbs), eodem innisa M. Furio principe stetit, Liv. 6, 1: id senectuti suae adminiculum fore, id. 10, 22: egere adminiculis, ut in commune consulat, Tac. A. 12, 5; so, in militia aut via fessus adminiculum oro, id. ib. 14, 54: nullius externi indigens adminiculi, Amm. 24, 8; 21, 12; 14, 6: Quibus debetis esse adminiculo, Vulg. Esth. 16, 20.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinadminiculum

Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Latin -culum Latin adminiculum From ad- (“at”) + manus (“hand”) + -culum (“tool”).

Descendants
  • Catalanadminicle
  • Englishadminicle
  • Italianammennicolo
  • Portugueseadminículo
  • Spanishadminículo

Quick answers

What does adminiculum mean in Latin?
adminiculum, a noun, means “a prop, stay, support; support, help, aid, assistance; assistant, auxiliary”.
What is the genitive of adminiculum?
The genitive singular is adminiculī. adminiculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce adminiculum?
In classical Latin, [ad.mɪˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ad.miˈniː.ku.lum].
Where does adminiculum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin adminiculum.