poculo

See also: póculo

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pōculum, pōclum from Proto-Italic *pōtlom, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₃tlom, derived from the root *peh₃- (“to drink”). Cognate with Hindi पात्र (pātra) and Irish ól.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.ku.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔkulo
• Hyphenation: pò‧cu‧lo

Noun

poculo m (plural poculi)

1. (Ancient Rome) container, vessel

   Synonym: recipiente

2. (archaeology) poculum (cup-shaped drinking vessel)
3. (literary, rare) cup, chalice, goblet

   Synonyms: bicchiere, calice

4. (literary, rare) drink, beverage

   Synonyms: bevanda, (literary, archaic) poto

   • 1619, Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger, La fiera‎, published 1726, page 88:

     Vieni ſciocco, e guardiam ſe fuor di porta, ¶ Se per quell'oſterie ſtia mercanteſſa ¶ A 'ncaparrar l'amor de' paſſeggieri, ¶ Ciurmatrice di poculi amatorj.

     Come, you fool, and let's make sure if outside, in those taverns, is a merchantess selling the love of passersby, a breweress of love potions.

Related terms

• bucchero
• potabile
• potare
• poto
• pozione

Further reading

• poculo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• copulo, copulò

Latin

Etymology

From pōculum +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpoː.kʊ.ɫoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɔː.ku.lo]

Verb

pōculō (present infinitive pōculāre, perfect active pōculāvī, supine pōculātum); first conjugation

1. (Medieval Latin) to drink

Conjugation

   Conjugation of pōculō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	pōculō		pōculās		pōculat		pōculāmus		pōculātis		pōculant
	imperfect	pōculābam		pōculābās		pōculābat		pōculābāmus		pōculābātis		pōculābant
	future	pōculābō		pōculābis		pōculābit		pōculābimus		pōculābitis		pōculābunt
	perfect	pōculāvī		pōculāvistī		pōculāvit		pōculāvimus		pōculāvistis		pōculāvērunt, pōculāvēre
	pluperfect	pōculāveram		pōculāverās		pōculāverat		pōculāverāmus		pōculāverātis		pōculāverant
	future perfect	pōculāverō		pōculāveris		pōculāverit		pōculāverimus		pōculāveritis		pōculāverint
passive	present	pōculor		pōculāris, pōculāre		pōculātur		pōculāmur		pōculāminī		pōculantur
	imperfect	pōculābar		pōculābāris, pōculābāre		pōculābātur		pōculābāmur		pōculābāminī		pōculābantur
	future	pōculābor		pōculāberis, pōculābere		pōculābitur		pōculābimur		pōculābiminī		pōculābuntur
	perfect	pōculātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	pōculātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	pōculātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	pōculem		pōculēs		pōculet		pōculēmus		pōculētis		pōculent
	imperfect	pōculārem		pōculārēs		pōculāret		pōculārēmus		pōculārētis		pōculārent
	perfect	pōculāverim		pōculāverīs		pōculāverit		pōculāverīmus		pōculāverītis		pōculāverint
	pluperfect	pōculāvissem		pōculāvissēs		pōculāvisset		pōculāvissēmus		pōculāvissētis		pōculāvissent
passive	present	pōculer		pōculēris, pōculēre		pōculētur		pōculēmur		pōculēminī		pōculentur
	imperfect	pōculārer		pōculārēris, pōculārēre		pōculārētur		pōculārēmur		pōculārēminī		pōculārentur
	perfect	pōculātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	pōculātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		pōculā		—		—		pōculāte		—
	future	—		pōculātō		pōculātō		—		pōculātōte		pōculantō
passive	present	—		pōculāre		—		—		pōculāminī		—
	future	—		pōculātor		pōculātor		—		—		pōculantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		pōculāre			pōculārī			pōculāns			—
future		pōculātūrum esse			pōculātum īrī			pōculātūrus			pōculandus
perfect		pōculāvisse			pōculātum esse			—			pōculātus
future perfect		—			pōculātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		pōculātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		pōculandī		pōculandō		pōculandum		pōculandō		pōculātum		pōculātū

Descendants

• → German: pokulieren

Noun

pōculō

1. dative/ablative singular of pōculum

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “poculare”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC