Volsci

See also: volsci

English

Etymology

From the Latin Volscī.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: vŏlʹshī, IPA^(key): /ˈvɒlʃaɪ/

Noun

Volsci pl (plural only)

1. (historical) An ancient Italic people and culture from the first century of the Roman republic.

Related terms

• Volscian

Translations

an ancient Italic people and culture from the first century of the Roman republic

• Esperanto: Volsques pl
• Latin: Volscī pl
• Portuguese: volscos m pl
• Russian: вольски (ru) pl (volʹski)

Further reading

• Volsci on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Clovis

Latin

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from a non-Indo-European substrate.

If from Etruscan, possibly related to the name Volsinii; otherwise, if an Italic borrowing, possibly from Osci prefixed with a stem vol-, meaning "warlike" or "ancient."

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯ol.skiː/, [ˈu̯ɔɫ̪s̠kiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvol.ʃi/, [ˈvɔl̠ʲʃi]

Proper noun

Volscī m pl (genitive Volscōrum); second declension

1. Volsci, Volscians

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Volscī
genitive	Volscōrum
dative	Volscīs
accusative	Volscōs
ablative	Volscīs
vocative	Volscī

Derived terms

• Volscē
• Volscus

Descendants

• English: Volsce, Volsci, Volscian

References

• “Volsci”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Volsci in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.