noun · neutersecond declension
remulcum
remulcum n (genitive remulcī)
Classical[rɛˈmʊɫ.kũː]Ecclesiastical[reˈmul.kum]
Meaning
- neutertowrope, towline
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | remulcum | remulca |
| genitive | remulcī | remulcōrum |
| dative | remulcō | remulcīs |
| accusative | remulcum | remulca |
| ablative | remulcō | remulcīs |
| vocative | remulcum | remulca |
rĕmulcum (rymulcum, acc. to the Gr., Amm. 18, 5, 6), i (for the most part only in abl.), n. ῥυμουλκέω, nautical t. t.,
I. a tow-rope, or any other contrivance for towing:
remulcum funis, quo deligata navis magnā trahitur vice remi, Isid. Orig. 19, 4, 8: remulco est, cum scaphae remis navis magna trahitur, Fest. p. 279 Müll.: navem remulco abstraxit, Caes. B. C. 2, 23 fin.: submersam navim remulco adduxit, id. ib. 3, 40: naves onerarias remulco Alexandriam deducit, Auct. B. Alex. 11 fin.: navem remulco trahere, Liv. 25, 30; 32, 16. — Here prob. belongs the fragment of Sisenna: in altum remulco trahit, Sisenn. ap. Non. 57, 29 (where Nonius erroneously assumes a verb, remulco, āre; cf. supra, the article of Festus, where also remulco forms the heading); Valgius ap. Isid. l. l.; Aus. Idyll. 10, 41; id. Ep. 2, 9; Paul. Nol. Ep. 49. —Prov.: non contis nec rymulco, ut aiunt, sed velificatione plenā in rempublicam ferebantur, Amm. 18, 5, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(remulcum) ī, n
MEL-, a tow-rope : navem remulco abstraxit, Cs.: navem remulco trahere, L.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ῥυμουλκέω (rhumoulkéō), from ῥῦμα (rhûma, “tow-line”) + ἕλκω (hélkō, “to drag”); for first element see ἐρύω (erúō, “to pull”).
Descendants
- Italianrimorchio
- Frenchremorquerfrom Italian rimorchio
- Italianrimorchiare
- Portugueserebocar
- Spanishremolcar