fulcrum
Latin > English
fulcrum fulcri N N :: fulcrum; point of support for lever
fulcrum fulcrum fulcri N N :: head or back-support of a couch; bed post; foot of a couch; sole of the foot
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fulcrum: i, n. fulcio,
I the post or foot of a couch (a bed or an eating-couch), a bedpost: eburnum, Prop. 2, 13, 21 (3, 5, 5 M.); Ov. P. 3, 3, 14; Gell. 10, 15, 14: tricliniorum pedibus fulcrisque, Plin. 34, 2, 4, § 9: aurea fulcra, Verg. A. 6, 604; Suet. Claud. 32; cf. plutei, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 68.—
II Transf. (pars pro toto), a couch at table, bed-lounge, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 3; Juv. 6, 22; 11, 95: plumeum, Amm. 28, 1, 47.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fulcrum,¹³ ī, n. (fulcio), support, montant de lit, bois de lit : Prop. 2, 13, 21 ; Virg. En. 6, 604 || lit, couche : Prop. 4, 7, 3 ; Juv. 6, 22.
Latin > German (Georges)
fulcrum, ī, n. (fulcio), I) die Stütze des Bettes, das Gestell, der Pfosten, Stollen des Ruhelagers, Speisesofas, Verg. Aen. 6, 604. Prop. 2, 13, 21. Ov. ex Pont. 3, 3, 14: ad fulcra lectorum sedentes, Suet. Claud. 32. – II) meton., das Ruhelager, Speisesofa, Prop. 4, 7, 3. Iuven. 6, 22; 11, 95: fulcro plumeo (Flaumenbett) incubuit, Amm. 28, 1, 47.
Latin > Chinese
Translations
bedpost
Czech: sloupek postele; German: Bettpfosten; Greek: στύλος κρεβατιού, κολόνα κρεβατιού; Ancient Greek: ἑρμίς, ἑρμίν; Hungarian: ágyláb; Latin: fulcrum
