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Mulciber
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Latin
Etymology
la :inh itc-pro:*molkizris<pos:adjective><ety:der<*molkizlis<ety:af<*molkis><*-elis<alt:*-lis>>>>> ++ 1, seemingly built on an s-stem noun from the same root as la mulceō to soften, referring to metalworking, with l...l to l...r dissimilation. Compare la celeber, la faenebris, la fūnebris, la lugubris, la muliebris, la salūber and la September
Proper noun
((Mulciber<2>,Mulciber/Mulcibēr<3>))
la Roman mythology an epithet of Vulcan (la Vulcānus)
Declension
((Mulciber<2>,Mulciber/Mulcibēr<3>))
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