proper noun · femininefirst declension
Lupiae
Lupiae f pl (genitive Lupiārum)
Classical[ˈɫʊ.pi.ae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈluː.pi.e]
Meaning
- femininepluralA city of the Salentini in Calabria, situated on the road from Brundisium to Hydruntum, now Lecce
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Lupiae |
| genitive | — | Lupiārum |
| dative | — | Lupiīs |
| accusative | Lupiam | Lupiās |
| ablative | — | Lupiīs |
| vocative | — | Lupiae |
| locative | — | Lupiīs |
Lū^pĭae, ārum, f.
I. plur., a town of Calabria, Paul. Nol. 30, 85; cf. Mel. 2, 4.
Origins
Of uncertain origin, with suggestions including: * A relationship to lupus (“wolf”) * Of Mediterranean substrate origin, from a root *lup- (“a bird's name”) * From the name of the Lupia, a river in present-day Poland, which is said by Udolph to be from Proto-Indo-European *leup-, an extension of *lew- (“mud, dirt”).
Descendants
- ItalianLecce