noun · neuterthird declension
fulcīmen
fulcīmen n (genitive fulcīminis)
Classical[fʊɫˈkiː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[ful̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.men]
Meaning
- poeticrareprop, support, pillar
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fulcīmen | fulcīmina |
| genitive | fulcīminis | fulcīminum |
| dative | fulcīminī | fulcīminibus |
| accusative | fulcīmen | fulcīmina |
| ablative | fulcīmine | fulcīminibus |
| vocative | fulcīmen | fulcīmina |
fulcīmen, ĭnis, n. fulcio,
I. a prop, support, pillar (poet. and very rare):
terra nullo fulcimine nixa, Ov. F. 6, 269. Cf. the foll. art.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fulcīmen inis, n
fulcio, a prop, support, pillar : Terra nullo fulcimine nixa, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin fulcīmen From fulciō (“to support, prop up”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).