noun · femininefirst declension
fultūra
fultūra f (genitive fultūrae)
Classical[fʊɫˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[fulˈtuː.ra]
Meaning
- a prop, support
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fultūra | fultūrae |
| genitive | fultūrae | fultūrārum |
| dative | fultūrae | fultūrīs |
| accusative | fultūram | fultūrās |
| ablative | fultūrā | fultūrīs |
| vocative | fultūra | fultūrae |
fultūra, ae, f. id.,
I. a prop, stay, support (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I. Lit.:
fundamenta pro fultura et substructione fungentur, Col. 1, 5, 9.—In plur.: Vitr. 10, 22 fin.—II. Transf., a strengthening, refreshing (cf. fulcio, I. B.):
deficient inopem venae te, ni cibus atque Ingens accedit stomacho fultura ruenti, Hor. S. 2, 3, 154: cujus (corporis) fulturis animus sustinetur, Plin. Ep. 1, 9, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fultūra ae, f
fulcio, a prop, support : accedit stomacho fultura, H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin fultūra From fulciō + -tūra.