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 problema ― the 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]

• (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

• fulcral

Related terms

• alavanca

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

• “fulcro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28