LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

torculum

torculum n (genitive torculī)
Classical[ˈtɔr.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔr.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutera wine or olive oil press

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetorculumtorcula
genitivetorculītorculōrum
dativetorculōtorculīs
accusativetorculumtorcula
ablativetorculōtorculīs
vocativetorculumtorcula

torcŭlum, i, v. torculus, II.

Origins

From torqueō (“twist”) + -ulum (instrument noun suffix).

Borrowings
  • Catalantòrcul
  • GermanTorkelfrom Old High German torcula
  • Italiantorcolo
  • Portuguesetórculo
  • Spanishtórculo
  • Albaniantork
Elsewhere
  • Catalantrullfrom Vulgar Latin *troculum
  • Spanishtrullofrom Vulgar Latin *troculum
  • Frenchtreuilfrom Vulgar Latin *troculum
  • Occitantruèlhfrom Vulgar Latin *troculum
  • Occitantruòlhfrom Vulgar Latin *troculum
  • Siciliantrugghiufrom Vulgar Latin *troculum
  • Galiciantrollofrom Vulgar Latin *troculum
  • Galiciantrolhofrom Vulgar Latin *troculum
Italo-Romance
  • Italiantorchio
North Italian
  • Friulianturchi
  • Lombardtorcc
  • Piedmontesetorcc
  • Romanshtorchel
  • Venetantòrcoło
  • Venetantòrcol

In English words that came into English from torculum

  • torculatorculō

Quick answers

What does torculum mean in Latin?
torculum, a noun, means “a wine or olive oil press”.
What is the genitive of torculum?
The genitive singular is torculī. torculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce torculum?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɔr.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔr.ku.lum].