LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fistūca

fistūca f (genitive fistūcae)
Classical[fɪsˈtuː.ka]Ecclesiastical[fisˈtuː.ka]

Meaning

  1. ram, piledriver; alternative form of festūca

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

māchina quae ligna in terram pellit
pile driver
fistūca -ae (f) — in De Bello Gallico II, ch. 15

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefistūcafistūcae
genitivefistūcaefistūcārum
dativefistūcaefistūcīs
accusativefistūcamfistūcās
ablativefistūcāfistūcīs
vocativefistūcafistūcae

fistūca, ae, f.,
I. an instrument for ramming down, a rammer, beetle, Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 4; Cato, R. R. 28, 2; Plin. 36, 25, 61, § 185.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesFistucaFistuca an instrument used for ramming down pavements and threshing-floors and the foundations of buildings (Cato, Cat. Agr. 18, 28; Plin. Nat. 36. § …

Quick answers

What does fistūca mean in Latin?
fistūca, a noun, means “ram, piledriver; alternative form of festūca”.
What is the genitive of fistūca?
The genitive singular is fistūcae. fistūca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fistūca?
In classical Latin, [fɪsˈtuː.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fisˈtuː.ka].