Lupercal

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kəl[1]

Etymology 1

Lupercālis

Adjective

Lupercal (not comparable)

Of or relating to the Lupercalia.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Lupercal

A grotto.

References

“Lupercal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /luˈper.kal/, [ɫ̪ʊˈpɛrkäɫ̪]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /luˈper.kal/, [luˈpɛrkäl]

Proper noun

Lupercal n

Lupercal

References

“Lŭpercus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Lupercal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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