Volcae
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Celtic *wolkos (“hawk”) (cf. the personal names Gaulish Catuvolcus and Welsh Cadwalch (“Battle-hawk”)), or alternatively (but less likely[1]) Proto-Celtic *ulkʷos (“wolf”), in turn from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos, as Caesar described the Celts having fought with huge dogs.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwol.kae̯/, [ˈwɔɫ.kae̯]
Proper noun
Volcae
- (ancient history) A Gallic tribal confederation of Gallia Narbonensis whose chief towns were Nemausus and Tolosa.
First declension.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Volcae |
| Genitive | Volcārum |
| Dative | Volcīs |
| Accusative | Volcās |
| Ablative | Volcīs |
| Vocative | Volcae |
References
- Volcae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Volcae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Volcae in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Patrizia de Bernardo (2008), "Linguistically Celtic Ethnonyms: towards a classification", in: Juan Luís García Alonso (ed.), Celtic and Other Languages in Ancient Europe, Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, p. 103
- Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico
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