fulcro

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin fulcrum (bedpost; foot), derived from fulciō (I prop up, support; I strengthen, secure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈful.kro/
  • Rhymes: -ulkro
  • Hyphenation: fùl‧cro

Noun

fulcro m (plural fulcri)

  1. (mechanics) fulcrum
  2. (transferred sense, literal and figurative) pivot, crux, core, thrust
    il fulcro del problemathe crux of the problem
  3. (botany) the haustoria or other attacking organ of a parasitic plant

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

fulcrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of fulcrum

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fulcrum (bedpost, foot of a couch), from fulciō (to prop up, to support).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfuw.kɾu/ [ˈfuʊ̯.kɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfuw.kɾo/ [ˈfuʊ̯.kɾo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈful.kɾu/ [ˈfuɫ.kɾu]

Noun

fulcro m (plural fulcros)

  1. fulcrum (the pivot about which a lever turns)
    Synonyms: sustentáculo, pivô, apoio

Derived terms

Spanish

fulcro

Etymology

From Latin fulcrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfulkɾo/ [ˈful.kɾo]
  • Rhymes: -ulkɾo
  • Syllabification: ful‧cro

Noun

fulcro m (plural fulcros)

  1. (physics) fulcrum

Further reading

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