LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sustentāculum

sustentāculum n (genitive sustentāculī)

Meaning

  1. prop, stay, support
  2. sustenance, nourishment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesustentāculumsustentācula
genitivesustentāculīsustentāculōrum
dativesustentāculōsustentāculīs
accusativesustentāculumsustentācula
ablativesustentāculōsustentāculīs
vocativesustentāculumsustentācula

sustentācŭlum, i, n. sustento,
I. a prop, stay, support.
I. Lit. (post-Aug. and very rare): sustentaculum, columen, Tac. H. 2, 28.—
II. Transf., sustenance, nourishment: sustentaculum sumptuosum corporis, Aug. Mor. Eccl. Cath. 33.

Origins

From sustentō.

Descendants
  • Catalansustentacle
  • Italiansostentacolo
  • Portuguesesustentáculo
  • Spanishsustentáculo
  • Galiciansustentáculo

In English words that came into English from sustentāculum

  • sustentaculumsustentāculum

Quick answers

What does sustentāculum mean in Latin?
sustentāculum, a noun, means “prop, stay, support; sustenance, nourishment”.
What is the genitive of sustentāculum?
The genitive singular is sustentāculī. sustentāculum is neuter, second declension.