Caratacus
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English
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Etymology
From Latin Caratacus. Doublet of Caradog, Caradoc, Cedric, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Caratacus
- A 1st-century AD British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who resisted the Roman conquest of Britain.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *Karatākos
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kaˈra.ta.kus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈra.ta.kus/,
Proper noun
Caratacus m sg (genitive Caratacī); second declension
- A 1st-century AD British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who resisted the Roman conquest of Britain.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Caratacus |
| genitive | Caratacī |
| dative | Caratacō |
| accusative | Caratacum |
| ablative | Caratacō |
| vocative | Caratace |
References
- Caratacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.