Luperca
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Femininization of Lupercus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /luˈper.ka/, [ɫ̪ʊˈpɛrkä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /luˈper.ka/, [luˈpɛrkä]
Proper noun edit
Luperca f sg (genitive Lupercae); first declension
- (Roman mythology) A goddess of the old Romans, the wife of Lupercus, identified with the deified she-wolf that suckled Rōmulus and Remus, and perhaps also identical with Acca Lārentia.
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Luperca |
| Genitive | Lupercae |
| Dative | Lupercae |
| Accusative | Lupercam |
| Ablative | Lupercā |
| Vocative | Luperca |
Descendants edit
- Russian: Лу́перка (Lúperka)
References edit
- “Lŭperca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Luperca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 927/3.
- “Luperca” on page 1,051/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)