Vercingetorix

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Vercingetorix, from Gaulish *Werkingetorīx (literally “super-warrior-king, king of super-warriors”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɜː(ɹ).sɪnˈd͡ʒɛ.tə.ɹɪks/ === Proper noun === Vercingetorix 72 BCE–46 BCE, the chieftain of the Arverni, leader of the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53–52 BCE. ==== Translations ==== == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Vercingetorix, from Gaulish *Werkingetorīx. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌvɛrtsɪŋˈɡeːtoˌrɪks/, [ˌvɛʁ.t͡sɪŋˈɡeː.toˌʁɪks], [ˌvɛɐ̯-] === Proper noun === Vercingetorix m (proper noun, strong, genitive Vercingetorix' or Vercingetorixens) Vercingetorix (Gaulish chieftain) ==== Hypernyms ==== Arverner Kelte == Latin == === Etymology === From Gaulish *Werkingetorīx (literally “super-warrior-king, king of super-warriors”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wɛr.kɪŋˈɡɛ.tɔ.rɪks] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ver.t͡ʃin̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.to.riks] === Proper noun === Vercingetŏrīx m sg (genitive Vercingetŏrĭgis); third declension 72 BCE–46 BCE, the chieftain of the Arverni, leader of the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53–52 BCE. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== French: Vercingétorix Italian: Vercingetorige → English: Vercingetorix → German: Vercingetorix ==== References ==== “Vercingetorix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Vercingetorix”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016