Lucanus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lucanus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lucanidae stag beetles.

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Latin

Etymology

Lūca (a city in Etruria) + -ānus

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lūcānus m (genitive Lūcānī); second declension

  1. A resident of Lucania
  2. The name of a Roman gēns.
  3. The Roman poet Lucan.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lūcānus Lūcānī
Genitive Lūcānī Lūcānōrum
Dative Lūcānō Lūcānīs
Accusative Lūcānum Lūcānōs
Ablative Lūcānō Lūcānīs
Vocative Lūcāne Lūcānī

Descendants

  • English: Lucan
  • Italian: Lucano
  • Ancient Greek: Λουκανός (Loukanós)
  • Translingual: Lucanus

References

  • Lucanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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