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Vulcan¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hungarian Volkány, from Old Church Slavonic влькъ (vlĭkŭ, “wolf”).

proper noun

  1. masculine a village in Ciuruleasa, Alba County, Romania
  2. masculine a commune of Brașov County, Romania
  3. masculine a village in Vulcan, Brașov County, Romania
  4. masculine a city in Hunedoara County, Romania
  5. masculine a village in Apold, Mureș County, Romania

Vulcan²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Vulcānus.

proper noun

  1. Roman, masculine Vulcan

vulcan³

  • /vulˈkan/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian vulcano or German Vulkan. Compare Aromanian vulcan.

noun vulcani · vulcan · vulcanul · vulcanii

  1. masculine volcano

In English

  • volcano mountain containing a magma chamber

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"vulcan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/vulcan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

vulcan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/vulcan

Chicago

"vulcan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/vulcan.

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@misc{vulcan_2026,
  title = {vulcan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/vulcan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}