noun · neutersecond declension
fulcīmentum
fulcīmentum n (genitive fulcīmentī)
Classical[fʊɫ.kiːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ful̠ʲ.t͡ʃiˈmɛn.tum]
Meaning
- A prop, stay, support; pillar; bedpost; book-rest.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fulcīmentum | fulcīmenta |
| genitive | fulcīmentī | fulcīmentōrum |
| dative | fulcīmentō | fulcīmentīs |
| accusative | fulcīmentum | fulcīmenta |
| ablative | fulcīmentō | fulcīmentīs |
| vocative | fulcīmentum | fulcīmenta |
fulcīmentum, i, n. id.,
I. a prop, stay, support (post-class.), App. M. 1, p. 109 med.; Macr. S. 7, 9; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 19.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin fulcīmentum From fulciō (“support, stay, prop up”) + -mentum.