"Lupercus" meaning in Latin

See Lupercus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɫʊˈpɛr.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [luˈpɛr.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Lupercī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Lupercus [nominative, singular], Lupercī [genitive, singular], Lupercō [dative, singular], Lupercum [accusative, singular], Lupercō [ablative, singular], Luperce [singular, vocative]
Etymology: Perhaps a compound of lupus (“wolf”) + arceō (“I ward off”), so named because of the god’s role as protector of flocks from wolves. Etymology templates: {{compound|la|lupus|arceō|t1=wolf|t2=I ward off}} lupus (“wolf”) + arceō (“I ward off”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Lupercus<2>}} Lupercus m sg (genitive Lupercī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Lupercus<2>}}
  1. Lupercus Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular Derived forms: Luperca, Lupercāl, Lupercālia, Lupercālis
    Sense id: en-Lupercus-la-name-L0VHuSWe Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Roman deities Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Roman deities: 68 32

Noun

IPA: [ɫʊˈpɛr.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [luˈpɛr.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Perhaps a compound of lupus (“wolf”) + arceō (“I ward off”), so named because of the god’s role as protector of flocks from wolves. Etymology templates: {{compound|la|lupus|arceō|t1=wolf|t2=I ward off}} lupus (“wolf”) + arceō (“I ward off”) Head templates: {{la-noun|Lupercus<2.both>}} Lupercus m (genitive Lupercī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Lupercus<2.both>}} Forms: Lupercī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Lupercus [nominative, singular], Lupercī [nominative, plural], Lupercī [genitive, singular], Lupercōrum [genitive, plural], Lupercō [dative, singular], Lupercīs [dative, plural], Lupercum [accusative, singular], Lupercōs [accusative, plural], Lupercō [ablative, singular], Lupercīs [ablative, plural], Luperce [singular, vocative], Lupercī [plural, vocative]
  1. a priest of the god Lupercus Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-Lupercus-la-noun-sG8K4GyN Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 49 51

Inflected forms

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