poculum
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin poculum.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈpɒkjʊləm/
Noun [edit]
poculum (plural pocula)
- a drinking-cup used in ancient Rome
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- 1989: They sat together over elaborate glass pocula blown in Cologne; the wine too was Rhenish. — Anthony Burgess, The Devil's Mode
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From *pōtlo- (cf. Old Irish ól (“drinking”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- (“drink”))
Noun [edit]
pōculum (genitive pōculī); n, second declension
- a drinking cup.
- Velisne poculum potionis Arabicae?
- Would you like a cup of coffee?
- Velisne poculum potionis Arabicae?
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pōculum | pōcula |
| genitive | pōculī | pōculōrum |
| dative | pōculō | pōculīs |
| accusative | pōculum | pōcula |
| ablative | pōculō | pōculīs |
| vocative | pōculum | pōcula |
