proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Dīdacus
Dīdacus m sg (genitive Dīdacī)
Classical[ˈdiː.da.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.da.kus]
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latina male given name
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Dīdacus | — |
| genitive | Dīdacī | — |
| dative | Dīdacō | — |
| accusative | Dīdacum | — |
| ablative | Dīdacō | — |
| vocative | Dīdace | — |
Origins
An exclusively Iberian name recorded from the mid-8th century, and frequently throughout the 9th century, predominantly in northwestern Iberia. Of unknown origin. Suggestions have included: a masculine derivation from Greek διδαχή (didakhḗ), perhaps by conflation with διάδοχος (diádokhos); an extension of Latin Didus, Didius (masculine form of Dido) with the Basque suffix -ko-; a Celtic *Divakos, from *deiwos "god"; derivation from Celtiberian Titiacus, from a presumed *Tritiakos. Vernacular forms Diaco, Diago by the 10th century, the form Diego is recorded from the late 11th century.
Descendants
- CatalanDídac
- SpanishDiego
- PortugueseDiogo
- AsturianDiego
- AsturianDiago
- GalicianDiogo