Spartacus
English
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) IPA(key): /ˈspar.ta.kus/, [ˈs̠pärt̪äkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspar.ta.kus/, [ˈspärt̪äkus]
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.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Spartacus | Spartacī |
| Genitive | Spartacī | Spartacōrum |
| Dative | Spartacō | Spartacīs |
| Accusative | Spartacum | Spartacōs |
| Ablative | Spartacō | Spartacīs |
| Vocative | Spartace | Spartacī |
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