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lupercus

/luːˈpɜː(ɹ)kəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lu-per-cus
IPA
/luːˈpɜː(ɹ)kəs/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A god who protected flocks, in some sources identified with Faunus in the aspect of Inuus, and by extension as the equivalent of the Greek Πὰν Λυκαῖος (Pàn Lukaîos, “Lycaean Pan”).

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Lupercus.

Frequently Paired Words

Lupercal Lupercalia

Rhymes With

circus cercus

Questions

How do you pronounce lupercus?
The recorded pronunciation is /luːˈpɜː(ɹ)kəs/.
What does lupercus mean?
A god who protected flocks, in some sources identified with Faunus in the aspect of Inuus, and by extension as the equivalent of the Greek Πὰν Λυκαῖος (Pàn Lukaîos, “Lycaean Pan”).
Where does lupercus come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin Lupercus.

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