Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caratacus

/kəˈrætəkəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: carat-a-cus
IPA: /kəˈrætəkəs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A 1st-century-CE British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who resisted the Roman conquest of Britain.

Etymology

From Latin Caratacus. Doublet of Caradog, Caradoc, Cedric, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Caratacus

Inflected Forms

Caractacus (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce caratacus?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈrætəkəs/.
What does caratacus mean?: A 1st-century-CE British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who resisted the Roman conquest of Britain.
Where does caratacus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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