Vulcānus

Vulcānus etr.-lat.

Unknown; possibly borrowed via Etruscan from Doric Greek Ϝέλχανος (Wélkhanos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯ulˈkaː.nus/, [u̯ʊɫ̪ˈkäːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vulˈka.nus/, [vulˈkäːnus]

Proper noun

Vulcānus m (genitive Vulcānī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Vulcānus	Vulcānī
Genitive	Vulcānī	Vulcānōrum
Dative	Vulcānō	Vulcānīs
Accusative	Vulcānum	Vulcānōs
Ablative	Vulcānō	Vulcānīs
Vocative	Vulcāne	Vulcānī