torcular
English
Etymology
Latin torcular
Noun
torcular (plural torculars)
- (archaic) A tourniquet.
Latin
Noun
torcular n (genitive torculāris); third declension
- press (for wine or oil)
- wine cellar (or room for pressing wine)
Inflection
Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | torcular | torculāria |
| Genitive | torculāris | torculārium |
| Dative | torculārī | torculāribus |
| Accusative | torcular | torculāria |
| Ablative | torculārī | torculāribus |
| Vocative | torcular | torculāria |
References
- torcular in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- torcular in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- torcular in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- torcular in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin