LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

fulcrum

fulcrum n (genitive fulcrī)
Classical[ˈfʊɫ.krũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈful.krum]

Meaning

  1. neuterbedpost
  2. neuterfoot (of a couch)
  3. neutercouch

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefulcrumfulcra
genitivefulcrīfulcrōrum
dativefulcrōfulcrīs
accusativefulcrumfulcra
ablativefulcrōfulcrīs
vocativefulcrumfulcra

fulcrum, i, n. fulcio,
I. the post or foot of a couch (a bed or an eating-couch), a bedpost: eburnum, Prop. 2, 13, 21 (3, 5, 5 M.); Ov. P. 3, 3, 14; Gell. 10, 15, 14: tricliniorum pedibus fulcrisque, Plin. 34, 2, 4, § 9: aurea fulcra, Verg. A. 6, 604; Suet. Claud. 32; cf. plutei, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 68.—
II. Transf. (pars pro toto), a couch at table, bed-lounge, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 3; Juv. 6, 22; 11, 95: plumeum, Amm. 28, 1, 47.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin -crum Latin fulcrum From fulciō + -crum.

Descendants
  • Catalanfulcre
  • Englishfulcrum
  • Frenchfulcrum
  • Italianfulcro
  • Portuguesefulcro
  • Spanishfulcro
  • Sicilianfurcru
  • TranslingualFulcrifera

In English words that came into English from fulcrum

  • fulcrumfulcrum

Quick answers

What does fulcrum mean in Latin?
fulcrum, a noun, means “bedpost; foot (of a couch); couch”.
What is the genitive of fulcrum?
The genitive singular is fulcrī. fulcrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce fulcrum?
In classical Latin, [ˈfʊɫ.krũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈful.krum].