Lupercalia

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Lupercalia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌluːpə(ɹ)ˈkeɪliə/ Rhymes: -eɪliə === Proper noun === Lupercalia (historical) An ancient Roman pastoral festival observed in mid-February to avert evil spirits and purify the city. === References === == Latin == === Etymology === Substantivation of the nominative neuter plural of Lupercālis (“of the Lupercālia or Lupercus”). === Proper noun === Lupercālia n pl (genitive Lupercālium or Lupercāliōrum); third declension A festival in Ancient Rome, possibly related to the Ancient Greek Arcadian festival, Lykaia where Lycaean Pan was worshipped; believed to have celebrated between February 13th-15th according to historians ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem), plural only. ==== See also ==== Lupercal Lupercus === References === “Lupercalia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.