Latin

Noun

furca f ‎(genitive furcae); first declension

1. A two-pronged fork, pitchfork.
2. A fork-shaped prop, pole or stake.
3. An instrument of punishment, a frame in the form of a fork, which was placed on a culprit's neck, while his hands were fastened to the two ends; yoke.

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

Related terms

• furcillātus
• furcillō

Descendants

See also

• fuscina

References

• furca in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• furca in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• FURCA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “furca”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• furca in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• furca in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin