Cacus

Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkaː.kus/, [ˈkaː.kʊs]

Proper noun

Cācus m (genitive Cācī); second declension

  1. (Roman mythology) A fire-breathing giant and the son of Vulcan.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Cācus
Genitive Cācī
Dative Cācō
Accusative Cācum
Ablative Cācō
Vocative Cāce

References
  • Cacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Cacus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Cacus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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