LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

prēlum

prēlum n (genitive prēlī)
Classical[ˈpreː.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛː.lum]

Meaning

  1. a press; winepress; oilpress
  2. a press for smoothing clothes

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprēlumprēla
genitiveprēlīprēlōrum
dativeprēlōprēlīs
accusativeprēlumprēla
ablativeprēlōprēlīs
vocativeprēlumprēla

prēlum (prae-), i, n. premo,
I. a press.
I. A press-beam for pressing grapes, olives, etc.; also, meton., a wine-press, oil-press (class.), Cato, R. R. 31: cola prelorum, Verg. G. 2, 242 (prela trabes sunt, quibus uva jam calcata premitur, Serv.); Vitr. 6, 9; Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 317; Dig. 19, 2, 19.—
II. A press for smoothing clothes: tua collucent prela lacernis, Mart. 2, 46, 3; cf. id. 11, 8, 5.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *preslom, from Proto-Indo-European *pres- (“to press”). Cognate with Latin premō (“to press”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPrelumPrelum part of the oil and wine press [TORCULAR]. The name is also given to other presses, as (1) that used in making paper (Plin. Nat. 13.77; cf. LIB…

Quick answers

What does prēlum mean in Latin?
prēlum, a noun, means “a press; winepress; oilpress”.
What is the genitive of prēlum?
The genitive singular is prēlī. prēlum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce prēlum?
In classical Latin, [ˈpreː.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɛː.lum].