proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Caratacus
Caratacus m sg (genitive Caratacī)
Classical[kaˈra.ta.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈraː.ta.kus]
Meaning
- masculinesingularCaratacus (a 1st-century-CE British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who resisted the Roman conquest of Britain).
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Caratacus | — |
| genitive | Caratacī | — |
| dative | Caratacō | — |
| accusative | Caratacum | — |
| ablative | Caratacō | — |
| vocative | Caratace | — |
Caratăcus (Caractăcus and Ca-taratacus, v. Nipp. ad Tac. A. 12, 33), i, m.,
I. king of the Silures in Britain, Tac. l. l. sq.; id. H. 3, 45.
Origins
Borrowed from Proto-Celtic *Karatākos.