Calgacus
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkal.ɡa.kus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.ɡa.kus/,
Proper noun
Calgacus m sg (genitive Calgacī); second declension
- A British chief who fought against Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Calgacus |
| genitive | Calgacī |
| dative | Calgacō |
| accusative | Calgacum |
| ablative | Calgacō |
| vocative | Calgace |
References
- “Calgacus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray