LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

ferculum

ferculum n (genitive ferculī)
Classical[ˈfɛr.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛr.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. neuterthat on which any thing is carried or borne
  2. neutera frame, a barrow, litter, bier for carrying the spoils, the images of the gods, etc., in public processions
  3. neutera dish on which food is served, a tray; and hence a dish or mess of food, a course

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeferculumfercula
fericula
genitiveferculī
fericulī		ferculōrum
fericulōrum
dativeferculō
fericulō		ferculīs
fericulīs
accusativeferculumfercula
fericula
ablativeferculō
fericulō		ferculīs
fericulīs
vocativeferculumfercula
fericula

fercŭlum (or uncontr. fĕrĭcŭlum, Sen. Ep. 90, 15; 122, 3 al.), i, n. fero,
I. that on which any thing is carried or borne.
I. A frame, a barrow, litter, bier for carrying the spoils, the images of the gods, etc., in public processions: spolia ducis hostium caesi suspensa fabricato ad id apte ferculo gerens in Capitolium ascendit, Liv. 1, 10, 5; Suet. Caes. 37; id. Calig. 15: (Caesar) tensam et ferculum Circensi pompa, etc. (recepit), id. Caes. 76: ut pomparum ferculis similes esse videamur, * Cic. Off. 1, 36, 131.—
II. A dish on which food is served; and hence a dish or mess of food, a course (perh. not anteAug.; cf.: epulum, daps, commissatio; merenda, prandium, etc.): ubi multa de magna superessent fercula cena, Hor. S. 2, 6, 104: cenae fercula nostrae Malim convivis quam placuisse cocis, Mart. 9, 82; so Petr. 35; 36; Suet. Aug. 74; Plin. 33, 10, 47, § 136; Juv. 1, 94; 7, 184; 11, 64.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  3. Proto-Italic*ferō
  4. Latinferculum

Latin -culum Latin ferculum From ferō (“to bear”) + -culum (“tool”). Compare with feretrum, calqued or borrowed from Ancient Greek with cognate elements.

Descendants
  • Italianfercolo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesFerculumFerculum (from fer-o) is applied to any kind of tray or platform used for carrying anything. Thus it is used to signify the tray or frame on which sev…

Quick answers

What does ferculum mean in Latin?
ferculum, a noun, means “that on which any thing is carried or borne; a frame, a barrow, litter, bier for carrying the spoils, the images of the gods, etc., in public processions; a dish on which food is served, a tray”.
What is the genitive of ferculum?
The genitive singular is ferculī. ferculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ferculum?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɛr.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfɛr.ku.lum].
Where does ferculum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti → Proto-Italic *ferō → Latin ferculum.