Vulcanalia

English

Etymology

Latin Vulcanalia

Proper noun

Vulcanalia

The Ancient Roman festival of the god Vulcan, celebrated on August 23, during which live fish or small animals were thrown into bonfires as a sacrifice.

Translations

Translations

Italian: vulcanalie f

Latin

Alternative forms

Volcanalia

Etymology

From Vulcānus (“Vulcan”) +‎ -ālia (“-fest”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯ul.kaːˈnaː.li.a/, [u̯ʊɫ̪käːˈnäːlʲiä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vul.kaˈna.li.a/, [vulkäˈnäːliä]

Proper noun

Vulcānālia n pl (genitive Vulcānāliōrum); second declension

(historical, Ancient Rome) A festival dedicated to the god Vulcan, celebrated on August 23rd.
accusative of Vulcānālia
vocative of Vulcānālia

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Vulcānālia
Genitive	Vulcānāliōrum
Dative	Vulcānāliīs
Accusative	Vulcānālia
Ablative	Vulcānāliīs
Vocative	Vulcānālia

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