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Spartacus

  • /ˈspɑːtəkəs/ UK
  • /ˈspɑːɹtəkəs/ US

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Spartacus, from Thracian *Spartakos.

proper noun

  1. A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

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name Thracian name

EspañolEspartaco
한국어스파르타쿠스 seupareutakuseu
日本語スパルタクス Suparutakusu
中文斯巴達克斯 /斯巴达克斯 Sībādákèsī
हिन्दीस्पार्टाकस spārṭākas
PortuguêsEspártaco
FrançaisSpartacus
DeutschSpartacus
ItalianoSpartaco
ΕλληνικάΣπάρτακος Spártakos
RomânăSpartacus
РусскийСпарта́к Sparták
العربيةسبارتاكوس
עבריתספרטקוס spartakus

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"Spartacus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spartacus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Spartacus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spartacus

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@misc{spartacus_2026,
  title = {Spartacus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spartacus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}