Vulcānus
Vulcānus etr.-lat.
Unknown; possibly borrowed via Etruscan from Doric Greek Ϝέλχανος (Wélkhanos).[1]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯ulˈkaː.nus/, [u̯ʊɫ̪ˈkäːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vulˈka.nus/, [vulˈkäːnus]
Vulcānus m (genitive Vulcānī); second declension
- (Roman mythology) Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods.
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Vulcānus | Vulcānī |
| Genitive | Vulcānī | Vulcānōrum |
| Dative | Vulcānō | Vulcānīs |
| Accusative | Vulcānum | Vulcānōs |
| Ablative | Vulcānō | Vulcānīs |
| Vocative | Vulcāne | Vulcānī |