Mulciber

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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

  1. Vulcan

Declension

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

singular
nominative Mulciber
genitive Mulciberī
Mulcibēris
dative Mulciberō
Mulcibērī
accusative Mulciberum
Mulcibērem
ablative Mulciberō
Mulcibēre
vocative Mulciber

References

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  • 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.