LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

foculāre

foculāre n (genitive foculāris)
Classical[fɔ.kʊˈɫaː.rɛ]Ecclesiastical[fo.kuˈlaː.re]

Meaning

  1. Late Latina fireplace, hearth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefoculārefoculāria
genitivefoculārisfoculārium
dativefoculārīfoculāribus
accusativefoculārefoculāria
ablativefoculārīfoculāribus
vocativefoculārefoculāria

fŏcŭlāre, is, n. foculus,
I. a small hearth, fire-place: coctura in focularibus praeparata, Aldhelm. Laud. Virg. 38.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-der.?
  3. Latinfoculāre

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āre Latin foculāre From focus (“fireplace”) + -ulus (“diminutive suffix”) + -āre (“relative suffix”).

Descendants
  • Italianfocolare
  • Ligurianfogoâ
  • Old Frenchfoolair
  • Piedmontesefuliér
  • Romanshföcler
  • Romanshfluêr
  • Sicilianfugularu
  • Siciliancufularu
  • Venetanfogoler

Quick answers

What does foculāre mean in Latin?
foculāre, a noun, means “a fireplace, hearth”.
What is the genitive of foculāre?
The genitive singular is foculāris. foculāre is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce foculāre?
In classical Latin, [fɔ.kʊˈɫaː.rɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fo.kuˈlaː.re].
Where does foculāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der.? → Latin foculāre.