LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

foculus

foculus m (genitive foculī)

Meaning

  1. masculinebrazier
  2. masculinechafing dish

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefoculusfoculī
genitivefoculīfoculōrum
dativefoculōfoculīs
accusativefoculumfoculōs
ablativefoculōfoculīs
vocativefoculefoculī

fŏcŭlus, i, m. (in plur. also heterocl. focula, ōrum, n., Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 24) dim. focus,
I. a little hearth, a fire-pan, chafing-dish, brazier.
I. Lit.: arrepto carbone exstincto e foculo imaginem in pariete delineavit, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 14; Cato, R. R. 10, 3; 11, 5: epulas foveri foculis ferventibus, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 67: dextram accenso ad sacrificium foculo inicit, Liv. 2, 12, 13; cf. Fronto Ep. ad Ver. 6 ed. Mai.—Comically: jam intus ventris fumant foculo, Calefieri jussi reliquias, Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 24.—*
II. Transf., fire: bucca foculum excitat, Juv. 3, 262.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin foculus From focus + -ulus.

Quick answers

What does foculus mean in Latin?
foculus, a noun, means “brazier; chafing dish”.
What is the genitive of foculus?
The genitive singular is foculī. foculus is masculine, second declension.
Where does foculus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der.? → Latin foculus.