LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

dādūchus

dādūchus m (genitive dādūchī)
Classical[daːˈduː.kʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[daˈduː.kus]

Meaning

  1. torch-bearer (priest of Eleusis)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedādūchusdādūchī
genitivedādūchīdādūchōrum
dativedādūchōdādūchīs
accusativedādūchumdādūchōs
ablativedādūchōdādūchīs
vocativedādūchedādūchī

dādūchus, i, m., Gr. δᾳδοῦχος,
I. the torch - bearer.—Plur.: dādūchi, the priests of Ceres (Demeter) at Eleusis, who guided the initiated with torches to the temple on the fifth day of the Mysteries, Front. Ep. ad Verr. 1; Fabrett. Inscr. 676, no. 29.

Origins

From Ancient Greek δαδοῦχος (dadoûkhos).

Quick answers

What does dādūchus mean in Latin?
dādūchus, a noun, means “torch-bearer (priest of Eleusis)”.
What is the genitive of dādūchus?
The genitive singular is dādūchī. dādūchus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce dādūchus?
In classical Latin, [daːˈduː.kʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [daˈduː.kus].