Caratacus

English

Alternative forms

Caractacus

Etymology

From Latin Caratacus. Doublet of Caradog, Caradoc, Cedric, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty.

Pronunciation

(en) IPA^(key): /kəˈrætəkəs/

Proper noun

Caratacus

A 1st-century AD British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who resisted the Roman conquest of Britain.

Latin

Alternative forms

Caractacus

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Karatākos

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kaˈra.ta.kus/, [käˈrät̪äkʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈra.ta.kus/, [käˈräːt̪äkus]

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.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Caratacus
Genitive	Caratacī
Dative	Caratacō
Accusative	Caratacum
Ablative	Caratacō
Vocative	Caratace

References

Caratacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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