"Spartacus" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈspar.ta.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈspar.ta.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Thracian *Spartakos (“renowned by the spear”) (cf. Ancient Greek Σπαράδοκος (Sparádokos)). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|txh|*Spartakos|t=renowned by the spear}} Thracian *Spartakos (“renowned by the spear”), {{cog|grc|Σπαράδοκος}} Ancient Greek Σπαράδοκος (Sparádokos) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Spartacus|g=m}} Spartacus m Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Spartacus<2.both>}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Spartacus [nominative, singular], Spartacī [nominative, plural], Spartacī [genitive, singular], Spartacōrum [genitive, plural], Spartacō [dative, singular], Spartacīs [dative, plural], Spartacum [accusative, singular], Spartacōs [accusative, plural], Spartacō [ablative, singular], Spartacīs [ablative, plural], Spartace [singular, vocative], Spartacī [plural, vocative]
  1. a male given name from Thracian: A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Tags: masculine
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