Vercingetorix

From Latin Vercingetorix, from Gaulish *Werkingetorīx (literally “super-warrior-king, king of super-warriors”), from Gaulish *wer- (“over”) + *kingess (“warrior”) + *rīx (“king”), from Proto-Celtic *uɸor- (“over, super-”) + *kengets (“warrior”) + *rīxs (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over, above”) + *(s)keng- (“to limp, walk lamely”) + *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler”).

• IPA^(key): /vɜː(ɹ).sɪnˈd͡ʒɛ.tə.ɹɪks/

Vercingetorix

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

Borrowed from Latin Vercingetorix, from Gaulish *Werkingetorīx.

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

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

1. Vercingetorix (Gaulish chieftain)

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From Gaulish *Werkingetorīx (literally “super-warrior-king, king of super-warriors”), from Gaulish *wer- (“over”) + *kingess (“warrior”) + *rīx (“king”), from Proto-Celtic *uɸor- (“over, super-”) + *kengets (“warrior”) + *rīxs (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over, above”) + *(s)keng- (“to limp, walk lamely”) + *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [wɛr.kɪŋˈɡɛ.tɔ.rɪks]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ver.t͡ʃin̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.t̪o.riks]

Vercingetŏrix 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.

Third-declension noun, singular only.

• English: Vercingetorix
• French: Vercingétorix
• German: Vercingetorix
• Italian: Vercingetorige

• “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