torculum

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

torculum n (genitive torculī); second declension

  1. a wine or olive oil press

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative torculum torcula
genitive torculī torculōrum
dative torculō torculīs
accusative torculum torcula
ablative torculō torculīs
vocative torculum torcula

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Further reading

  • “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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