Luperca

Latin

Etymology

Femininization of Lupercus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /luˈper.ka/, [ɫʊˈpɛr.ka]

Proper noun

Luperca f (genitive Lupercae); first declension

(Roman mythology) A goddess of the old Romans, the wife of Lupercus, identified with the deified she-wolf that suckled Rōmulus and Remus, and perhaps also identical with Acca Lārentia.

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Luperca
genitive	Lupercae
dative	Lupercae
accusative	Lupercam
ablative	Lupercā
vocative	Luperca

Descendants

Russian: Лу́перка (Lúperka)

References

Lŭperca in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Luperca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 927/3
“Luperca” on page 1,051/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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