LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinevariously declined, second declension, third declension

Mulciber

Mulciber m sg (genitive Mulciberī or Mulcibēris)

Meaning

  1. Romanan epithet of Vulcan (Vulcānus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMulciber—
genitiveMulciberī
Mulcibēris		—
dativeMulciberō
Mulcibērī		—
accusativeMulciberum
Mulcibērem		—
ablativeMulciberō
Mulcibēre		—
vocativeMulciber—

Mulcĭber, ēris and ĕri (
I. gen. sync. Mulcebri, Cic. poet. Tusc. 2, 10, 23), m. mulceo; he who softens any thing; v. infra, a surname of Vulcan: Mulciber, Vulcanus, a molliendo scilicet ferro dictus: mulcere enim mollire, sive lenire est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll.; Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 5 (Trag. Rel. v. 558 Rib.): Mulciber, credo, arma fecit, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 32; Ov. A. A. 2, 562: Mulciber in Trojam, pro Troia stabat Apollo, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 5: VOLCANO MITI SIVE MVLCIBERO L. VETT., Inscr. Orell. 1382: VOLCANO MVLOIBERO SACR., Inscr. Rein. cl. 1, n. 265. —
II. Transf., fire, Ov. M. 9, 263; 14, 533; Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 10, 23; Mart. Cap. 6, § 576.

Origins

Inherited from Proto-Italic *molkizris (adjective), from *molkizlis, from *molkis + *-lis, seemingly built on an s-stem noun from the same root as mulceō (“to soften”), referring to metalworking, with l...l to l...r dissimilation. Compare celeber, faenebris, fūnebris, lugubris, muliebris, salūber and September

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMulciberMulciber. a surname of Vulcan, which seems to have been given to the god as a euphemism, and for the sake of a good omen, that he might not consume by…

Quick answers

What does Mulciber mean in Latin?
Mulciber, a proper noun, means “an epithet of Vulcan (Vulcānus)”.
What is the genitive of Mulciber?
The genitive singular is Mulciberī. Mulciber is masculine, variously declined, second declension, third declension.