LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Ōdoacer

Ōdoacer m sg (genitive Ōdoacris)
Classical[oːˈdo.a.kɛr]Ecclesiastical[oˈdɔː.a.t͡ʃer]

Meaning

  1. Flavius Odoacer, the first king of Italy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeŌdoacer—
genitiveŌdoacris—
dativeŌdoacrī—
accusativeŌdoacrem—
ablativeŌdoacre—
vocativeŌdoacer—

Origins

  1. Proto-Germanic*audaz
  2. LatinŌdoacer

Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *wakaną Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Germanic *-raz Proto-Germanic *wakraz Proto-Germanic *Audawakrazder. Gothic *𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐍂𐍃 (*audawakrs)bor.? Latin Ōdoacer Possibly borrowed from Gothic *𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐍂𐍃 (*audawakrs), from Proto-Germanic *Audawakraz, compare Proto-West Germanic *Audawakr.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyOdoacerOdoacer (Ὀδόακρος), King of Italy, from A. D. 476-493. He was the son of one Edeco, who was undoubtedly the same Edecon who was minister of Attila and…

Quick answers

What does Ōdoacer mean in Latin?
Ōdoacer, a proper noun, means “Flavius Odoacer, the first king of Italy”.
What is the genitive of Ōdoacer?
The genitive singular is Ōdoacris. Ōdoacer is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Ōdoacer?
In classical Latin, [oːˈdo.a.kɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈdɔː.a.t͡ʃer].
Where does Ōdoacer come from?
Proto-Germanic *audaz → Latin Ōdoacer.