Mulciber

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mulceō (I soften), referring to what an ironsmith does to metal.

Proper noun[edit]

Mulciber m sg (variously declined, genitive Mulciberī or Mulcibēris); second declension, third declension

  1. Vulcan

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er) or third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Mulciber
Genitive Mulciberī
Mulcibēris
Dative Mulciberō
Mulcibērī
Accusative Mulciberum
Mulcibērem
Ablative Mulciberō
Mulcibēre
Vocative Mulciber

References[edit]

  • Mulciber”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Mulciber”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Mulciber in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.