Spartacus
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Spartacus
- A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
Translations
Thracian name
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Latin
Etymology
From Thracian *Spartakos (“renowned by the spear”) (cf. Ancient Greek Σπαράδοκος (Sparádokos)).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈspar.ta.kus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspar.ta.kus/,
Proper noun
Spartacus m
- a male given name from Thracian: A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Spartacus | Spartacī |
| genitive | Spartacī | Spartacōrum |
| dative | Spartacō | Spartacīs |
| accusative | Spartacum | Spartacōs |
| ablative | Spartacō | Spartacīs |
| vocative | Spartace | Spartacī |