"Cacus" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Latin]

IPA: [ˈkaː.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkaː.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós, “bad”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:κακός<alt:κᾰκός><t:bad>|text=+|title=Cācus|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "κᾰκός", "gloss" : "bad", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κακός", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Cācus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Cācus"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós, “bad”)., {{ety|la|:bor|grc:κακός<alt:κᾰκός><t:bad>|text=+|title=Cācus|tree=1}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós, “bad”). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Cācus<2>}} Cācus m sg (genitive Cācī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Cācus<2>}} Forms: Cācus [canonical, masculine, singular], Cācī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cācus [nominative, singular], Cācī [genitive, singular], Cācō [dative, singular], Cācum [accusative, singular], Cācō [ablative, singular], Cāce [singular, vocative]
  1. (Roman mythology) A fire-breathing giant and son of Vulcan, who was killed by Hercules. Tags: Roman, declension-2
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