Cacus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kakós, “bad”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.kus/, [ˈkäːkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.kus/, [ˈkäːkus]

Proper noun

Cācus m sg (genitive Cācī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) A fire-breathing giant and son of Vulcan, who was killed by Hercules.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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 and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray