Cacus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós, bad).

Pronunciation

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.

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