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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Vulcānus

Vulcānus m (genitive Vulcānī)
Classical[wʊɫˈkaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[vulˈkaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. RomanVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods.
  2. a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to Sicily, in Italy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVulcānusVulcānī
genitiveVulcānī
Volcānī		Vulcānōrum
dativeVulcānō
Volcānō		Vulcānīs
accusativeVulcānum
Volcānum		Vulcānōs
ablativeVulcānō
Volcānō		Vulcānīs
vocativeVulcāne
Volcāne		Vulcānī

Vulcānus, v. Volcanus.

Origins

Unknown; possibly borrowed via Etruscan from Cretan Ancient Greek Ϝέλχανος (Wélkhanos, “Velchanos, a Cretan god of nature and the netherworld”). Has also been compared with Sanskrit उल्का (ulkā́, “meteor”). More on Wikipedia.

Descendants
  • CatalanVulcà
  • EnglishVulcan
  • FrenchVulcain
  • GermanVulkan
  • ItalianVulcano
  • OccitanVulcan
  • PortugueseVulcano
  • RomanianVulcan
  • SpanishVulcano
  • Italianvulcano

In English words that came into English from Vulcānus

  • volcanoVulcānus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyVulcanusVulcanus. the Roman god of fire, whose name seems to be connected with fulgere, fulgur, and fulmen. His worship was of considerable political importan…

Quick answers

What does Vulcānus mean in Latin?
Vulcānus, a proper noun, means “Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods.; a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to Sicily, in Italy”.
What is the genitive of Vulcānus?
The genitive singular is Vulcānī. Vulcānus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Vulcānus?
In classical Latin, [wʊɫˈkaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vulˈkaː.nus].