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Sucellus

Sucellus proper noun: the Gaulish god of agriculture, forests and alcoholic drink.

Proper noun

Sucellus

  1. (Celtic mythology) The Gaulish god of agriculture, forests and alcoholic drink.

Origin of Sucellus

From the Celtic/Gaulish name, represented as carrying a hammer, the god's name could mean "good striker," from Proto-Celtic *su- (“good”) + a root related to *kellāko- (“war, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to break, beat, strike”).

Questions about Sucellus

What does Sucellus mean?
Sucellus means the Gaulish god of agriculture, forests and alcoholic drink.
What part of speech is Sucellus?
Sucellus is a proper noun.

Words near Sucellus in the dictionary

  1. succès d'estime
  2. succès de scandale
  3. succès fou
  4. succès fous
  5. Suceava
  6. Sucellus
  7. Sucevița
  8. such
  9. such and such
  10. such as
  11. such is life

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