noun · neutersecond declension
lucrum
lucrum n (genitive lucrī)
Classical[ˈɫʊ.krũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈluː.krum]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- neuterprofit, advantage
‘dā modo lucra mihi, dā factō gaudia lucrō,
“Just give me profits, give [me] joy at a profit by [my] exploit, and you make it, so that it pleases [me] to have been deceptive [in my] words to the buyer.” (A merchant is praying to Mercury (mythology).)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 5.689–690 - neuterlove of gain, avarice
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quod mercātōrī ex mercibus venit; lucrum facere.lucrum -ī n — in Mille Verba, Mercātus
quod acquīritur, quaestuslucrum -ī (n) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 20
quod acquīriturlūcrum -ī (n) — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 13
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Lucrum · Emolumentum · Quæstus · Compendium
Lucrum and emolumentum denote gain, in any condition of life; lucrum (from lucar, locare,) gain deserved and earned by one’s self, in opp. to damnum; Cic. Fin. v. 30, etc.; like κέρδος; emolumentum (from molere) gain falling to one’s share without any exertion of one’s own, in opp. to detrimentum; Cic. Fin. i. 16, like ὠφέλημα; whereas quæstus and compendium denote gain in the course of trade; quæstus, rather the steadily continued gains of a regular occupation, earnings, in opp. to sumptus; Cic. Parad. vi. 3. Hor. Sat. i. 2. 19, like χρηματισμός; compendium, more a single gain of considerable amount, in opp. to dispendium. (v. 257.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lucrum | lucra |
| genitive | lucrī | lucrōrum |
| dative | lucrō | lucrīs |
| accusative | lucrum | lucra |
| ablative | lucrō | lucrīs |
| vocative | lucrum | lucra |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- in lucro ponere aliquid (Flacc. 17. 40)
- to consider a thing as profit.
- lucrum facere (opp. damnum facere) ex aliqua re
- to make profit out of a thing.
lū^crum, i, n. root laf-; Gr. λάω, ἀπολαύω; Goth. Laun; Germ. Lohn; cf. Laverna,
I. gain, profit, advantage (syn.: quaestus, compendium; cf.: commodum, fructus).
I. Lit.:
rem gero et facio lucrum, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 34: quoi di sunt homini propitii lucrum ei obiciunt, id. Curc. 4, 2, 44: non ego omnino lucrum omne esse utile homini existumo, id. Capt. 2, 2, 75: lucrum facere (opp. damnum facere), id. ib. 2, 2, 77: vendendi quaestu et lucro ducerentur, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 9: aliquid ad praedam lucrumque revocare, id. Phil. 3, 12, 30: qui ex publicis vectigalibus tanta lucra fecit, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 38, § 86: frumentaria lucra exigere, id. ib. 2, 3, 37, § 85: dat de lucro, nihil detrahit de vivo: minus igitur lucri facit, id. Fl. 37, 91: lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet, Juv. 14, 208: lucro est, it is profitable, advantageous: nobis lucro fuisti potius quam decori tibi, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 40: amanti amoenitas malo est, nobis lucro, id. Men. 2, 3, 5: quod in divinis rebus sumptumst sapienti lucrost, id. Mil. 3, 1, 81; id. Cist. 1, 1, 52: ponere or deputare in lucro, to count as gain: omne id deputare esse in lucro, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 16; 21: id ego in lucris pono, Cic. Fam. 7, 24, 1; cf.: quem sors dierum cunque dabit lucro Appone, Hor. C. 1, 9, 14: in lucro, quae datur hora, mihi est, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 67: lucri facere, to gain, get the credit of: quae ille universa naturali quodam bono fecit lucri, Nep. Thras. 1; v. lucrifacio: lucrum et damnum, profit and loss, Gai. Inst. 3, 150; Ulp. Fragm. 25, 15; cf.: qui mensis damnis, quae dentur tempora lucro, Juv. 6, 571: quom scis jam senex, tum in otium Te conloces, dum potis ames; id jam lucrist, Quor vivas, Plaut. Merc. 3, 2, 10: de lucro prope jam quadriennium vivimus, i. e. as by a miracle, in constant, imminent danger of death, Cic. Fam. 9, 17, 1: de lucro tibi vivere me scito, Liv. 40, 8, 2: qui (Mercurius) me in mercimoniis Juvit lucrisque quadruplicavit rem meam, Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 4.— II. Transf.
A. Love of gain, avarice:
lucri pallida tabes, Luc. 4, 96: impius lucri furor, Sen. Hippol. 4, 540.—B. Wealth, riches:
omne lucrum tenebris alta premebat humus, Ov. Am. 3, 8, 35: periculosum semper putavi lucrum, Phaedr. 5, 4, 8: non turpe lucrum sectantes, Vulg. 1 Tim. 3, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lucrum ī, n
2 LV-, gain, profit, advantage : hoc paulum lucri quantum ei damni adportet, T.: unius anni: ex publicis vectigalibus lucra facere: improbissima lucra liguriens: lucri bonus est odor ex re quālibet, Iu.: omne id deputare esse in lucro, count as gain , T.: alqd lucro apponere, H.: lucri fieri tritici modios centum, made (as profit): alqd facere lucri, to reap the benefit of , N.: in lucro est quae datur hora mihi, O.: de lucro prope iam quadriennium vivimus, i. e. as by miracle : de lucro tibi vivere me scito, L.— The pursuit of gain, avarice : te demovere lucro, H.: domus ob lucrum Demersa exitio, i. e. avarice , H.— Wealth, riches : Contra lucrum nil valere ingenium, H.: Omne lucrum tenebris alta premebat humus, O.
Origins
From Pre-Latin *lukrom, dissimilated from Proto-Italic *luklom, from Proto-Indo-European *lh₂utlom, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“profit, gain”) + *-tlom (“suffix denoting a tool”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀπολαύω (apolaúō, “to enjoy”), λείᾱ (leíā), Sanskrit लोत्र (lotra, “booty”), German Lohn (“reward, wages”), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽 (laun).
Learned borrowings
- Catalanlucre
- Englishlucre
- Frenchlucre
- Italianlucro
- Occitanlucre
- Portugueselucro
- Spanishlucro
- Esperantolukri
Insular Romance
- Sardinianlúcru
- Sardinianlúcuru
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueselogro
- Spanishlogro
- Galicianlogro
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianlucru
- Aromanianlucru
- Aromanianlucuru
- Megleno-Romanianlucru
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianlogoro
- Sicilianlucru
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanllogre
Borrowings
- Albanianlukër