Lupercalia

English

Proper noun

Lupercalia

  1. An ancient pastoral festival observed in mid-February to avert evil spirits and purify the city.

Latin

Etymology

From Lupercus.

Proper noun

Lupercālia n pl (genitive Lupercālium); third declension

  1. A festival in Ancient Rome.

Declension

Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.

Case Plural
Nominative Lupercālia
Genitive Lupercālium
Dative Lupercālibus
Accusative Lupercālia
Ablative Lupercālibus
Vocative Lupercālia
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