LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pōculentus

pōculentus (feminine pōculenta, neuter pōculentum)
Classical[poː.kʊˈɫɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[po.kuˈlɛn.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepotable, drinkable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepōculentuspōculentapōculentum
genitivepōculentīpōculentaepōculentī
dativepōculentōpōculentaepōculentō
accusativepōculentumpōculentampōculentum
ablativepōculentōpōculentāpōculentō
vocativepōculentepōculentapōculentum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepōculentīpōculentaepōculenta
genitivepōculentōrumpōculentārumpōculentōrum
dativepōculentīspōculentīspōculentīs
accusativepōculentōspōculentāspōculenta
ablativepōculentīspōculentīspōculentīs
vocativepōculentīpōculentaepōculenta

pōcŭlentus (poscŭl-, pōtŭl-), a, um, adj. id.,
I. drinkable, potable: penus est quod esculentum aut poculentum est, etc., Q. Scaevola ap. Gell. 4, 1, 17.—
II. Of vessels, fit for use in drinking: a poculento argento vascularius, Inscr. Grut. 643, 3.

Origins

From pōculum (“drinking cup”) + -entus (“full of, abounding in”). Compare to ēsculentus.

Descendants
  • Englishpoculent

In English words that came into English from pōculentus

  • poculentpōculentus

Quick answers

What does pōculentus mean in Latin?
pōculentus, a adjective, means “potable, drinkable”.
How do you pronounce pōculentus?
In classical Latin, [poː.kʊˈɫɛn.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [po.kuˈlɛn.tus].