Lupercal
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kəl[1]
Etymology 1
Lupercālis
Adjective
Lupercal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Lupercalia.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Lupercal
- A grotto.
References
- ^ “Lupercal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Etymology
Substantivation of apocopated Lupercāle, nominative neuter singular of Lupercālis (“of the Lupercālia or Lupercus”). See -al.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫʊˈpɛr.kaɫ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [luˈpɛr.kal]
Proper noun
Lupercal n sg (genitive Lupercālis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lupercal |
| genitive | Lupercālis |
| dative | Lupercālī |
| accusative | Lupercal |
| ablative | Lupercālī |
| vocative | Lupercal |
See also
References
- “Lupercal”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lupercal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.