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Vulturnus.

a river in Campania, now the Volturno

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[wʊɫˈtʊr.nʊs]Classical-Latin[vulˈtur.nus]
  1. a river in Campania, now the Volturno

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

From volvere (“to roll”).

adj[wʊɫˈtʊr.nʊs]Classical-Latin[vulˈtur.nus]
  1. of or belonging to the river which is now the Volturno; Vulturnian

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From volvere (“to roll”).

name[wʊɫˈtʊr.nʊs]Classical-Latin[vulˈtur.nus]
  1. A Roman divinity, one of the dī indigetēs, served by the flāmen vulturnālis; perhaps the same as Vertumnus

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Probably ultimately related to vertō; earlier likely an Etruscan deity, perhaps also the namesake of the city Volturnum, now Capua.

name[wʊɫˈtʊr.nʊs]Classical-Latin[vulˈtur.nus]
  1. The south-east wind or the east wind, depending on the source

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. the south-east, or east direction, depending on the source

    declension-2 · masculine · rare
Where this word comes from

From Vultur, name of a mountain in Apulia southeast of Rome, possibly related to vultur (“vulture”).

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