"Volcae" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈwɔɫ.kae̯] [Classical-Latin], [ˈvɔl̠ʲ.t͡ʃe] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Volcārum [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Volcae [nominative, plural], Volcārum [genitive, plural], Volcīs [dative, plural], Volcās [accusative, plural], Volcīs [ablative, plural], Volcae [plural, vocative]
Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Celtic *wolkos (“hawk”) (cf. the personal names Gaulish Catuvolcus and Welsh Cadwalch (“Battle-hawk”)), or alternatively (but less likely) Proto-Celtic *ulkʷos (“wolf”), in turn from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos, as Caesar described the Celts having fought with huge dogs. Etymology templates: {{der|la|cel-pro|*wolkos||hawk}} Proto-Celtic *wolkos (“hawk”), {{der|la|cel-pro|*ulkʷos||wolf}} Proto-Celtic *ulkʷos (“wolf”), {{der|la|ine-pro|*wĺ̥kʷos}} Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Volcae<1>|g=m}} Volcae m pl (genitive Volcārum); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Volcae<1>}}
  1. (ancient history) A Gallic tribal confederation of Gallia Narbonensis whose chief towns were Nemausus and Tolosa. Tags: declension-1, masculine, plural Hyponyms: Arecomicī, Tectosagēs

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*wolkos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "hawk"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Proto-Celtic *wolkos (“hawk”) (cf. the personal names Gaulish Catuvolcus and Welsh Cadwalch (“Battle-hawk”)), or alternatively (but less likely) Proto-Celtic *ulkʷos (“wolf”), in turn from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos, as Caesar described the Celts having fought with huge dogs.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Volcae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Volcārum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Volcīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Volcās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Volcīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Volcae",
      "source": "declension",
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      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
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        "1": "Volcae<1>"
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
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        "A Gallic tribal confederation of Gallia Narbonensis whose chief towns were Nemausus and Tolosa."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Arecomicī"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tectosagēs"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-Volcae-la-name-fSPCmZhJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "Gallia Narbonensis",
          "Gallia Narbonensis"
        ],
        [
          "Nemausus",
          "Nemausus"
        ],
        [
          "Tolosa",
          "Tolosa"
        ]
      ],
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        "(ancient history) A Gallic tribal confederation of Gallia Narbonensis whose chief towns were Nemausus and Tolosa."
      ],
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        "declension-1",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈwɔɫ.kae̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɔl̠ʲ.t͡ʃe]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Volcae"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*wolkos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "hawk"
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "1": "la",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Volcārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Volcīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Volcās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Volcīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Volcae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Arecomicī"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tectosagēs"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Volcae<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the first declension",
        "Latin pluralia tantum",
        "Latin proper nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "la:Celtic tribes",
        "la:Tribes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Gallic tribal confederation of Gallia Narbonensis whose chief towns were Nemausus and Tolosa."
      ],
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        [
          "Gallia Narbonensis",
          "Gallia Narbonensis"
        ],
        [
          "Nemausus",
          "Nemausus"
        ],
        [
          "Tolosa",
          "Tolosa"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "ancient history",
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        "(ancient history) A Gallic tribal confederation of Gallia Narbonensis whose chief towns were Nemausus and Tolosa."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwɔɫ.kae̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɔl̠ʲ.t͡ʃe]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Volcae"
}

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