torculum

Latin

Alternative forms

torculus

Etymology

From torqueō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtor.ku.lum/, [ˈt̪ɔrkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtor.ku.lum/, [ˈt̪ɔrkulum]

Noun

torculum n (genitive torculī); second declension

a wine or olive oil press

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	torculum	torcula
Genitive	torculī	torculōrum
Dative	torculō	torculīs
Accusative	torculum	torcula
Ablative	torculō	torculīs
Vocative	torculum	torcula

Derived terms

torculō

Descendants

Many descendants appear to come from a Vulgar Latin form *troclum.

→ Albanian: tork
Catalan: tòrcul, trull
French: treuil
Galician: trollo, trullo
→ Old High German: torcula
- German: Torkel
Italian: torchio, torcolo
Occitan: troill
Portuguese: tórculo
Spanish: tórculo, trullo
Venetian: tòrcoło

References

“torculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
torculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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