Vercingetorix

See also: Vercingétorix

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

1. 72 BCE–46 BCE, the chieftain of the Arverni, leader of the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53–52 BCE.

Translations

Gallic chieftain

• Armenian: Վերցինգետորիքս (Vercʻingetorikʻs)
• Catalan: Vercingetòrix
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 维钦托利 (Wéiqīntuōlì)

• Esperanto: Vercingetoriks
• French: Vercingétorix (fr) m
• Georgian: ვერცინგეტორიქსი (vercingeṭoriksi)
• German: Vercingetorix m
• Greek: Βερκιγγετόριξ m (Verkingetórix)
• Italian: Vercingetorige m
• Japanese: ウェルキンゲトリクス (Werukingetorikusu)
• Korean: 웨르킨게토릭스 (wereukin'getorikseu)
• Latin: Vercingetorix m
• Polish: Wercyngetoryks m
• Portuguese: Vercingetórix m, Vercingétorix m
• Russian: Верцинге́ториг m (Vercingétorig), Верцинге́торикс m (Vercingétoriks)
• Sicilian: Vircincitòrici m

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Vercingetorix, from Gaulish *Werkingetorīx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvɛrtsɪŋˈɡeːtoˌrɪks/, [ˌvɛʁ.t͡sɪŋˈɡeː.toˌʁɪks], [ˌvɛɐ̯-]

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Proper noun

Vercingetorix m (proper noun, strong, genitive Vercingetorix' or Vercingetorixens)

1. 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

1. 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.

	singular
nominative	Vercingetŏrīx
genitive	Vercingetŏrĭgis
dative	Vercingetŏrĭgī
accusative	Vercingetŏrĭgem
ablative	Vercingetŏrĭge
vocative	Vercingetŏrīx

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