Spartacus

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UK/ˈspɑːtəkəs/US/ˈspɑːɹtəkəs/

proper noun

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

OriginLatin Spartacus ← Thracian *Spartakos →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

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.

Origin

  1. Thracian*Spartakos
  2. LatinSpartacus
  3. EnglishSpartacus

Learned borrowing from Latin Spartacus, from Thracian *Spartakos.

More words from Latin, Thracian

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek Σπάρτακος
  • Σπάρτακος (Spártakos)Thracian name
Arabic سبارتاكوس
  • سبارتاكوسThracian name
Basque Espartako
  • EspartakoThracian name
Bulgarian Спартак
  • Спартак (Spartak)Thracian name
Catalan Espàrtac
  • EspàrtacThracian name
Chinese Mandarin 斯巴達克斯 /斯巴达克斯
  • 斯巴達克斯 /斯巴达克斯 (Sībādákèsī)Thracian name
Czech Spartakus
  • SpartakusThracian name
Danish Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Dutch Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Esperanto Spartako
  • SpartakoThracian name
Estonian Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Finnish Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
French Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
German Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Greek Σπάρτακος
  • Σπάρτακος (Spártakos)Thracian name
Hebrew ספרטקוס
  • ספרטקוס (spartakus)Thracian name
Hindi स्पार्टाकस
  • स्पार्टाकस (spārṭākas)Thracian name
Hungarian Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Icelandic Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Indonesian Spartakus
  • SpartakusThracian name
Irish Spartachas
  • SpartachasThracian name
Italian Spartaco
  • SpartacoThracian name
Japanese スパルタクス
  • スパルタクス (Suparutakusu)Thracian name
Korean 스파르타쿠스
  • 스파르타쿠스 (seupareutakuseu)Thracian name
Latin Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Latvian Spartaks
  • SpartaksThracian name
Lithuanian Spartakas
  • SpartakasThracian name
Malay Spartacus, Spartakus
  • SpartacusThracian name
  • SpartakusThracian name
Norwegian Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Persian اسپارتاکوس
  • اسپارتاکوسThracian name
Polish Spartakus
  • SpartakusThracian name
Portuguese Espártaco
  • EspártacoThracian name
Punjabi ਸਪਾਰਟਾਕਸ
  • ਸਪਾਰਟਾਕਸ (sapārṭākas)Thracian name
Romanian Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Russian Спарта́к
  • Спарта́к (Sparták)Thracian name
Slovak Spartakus
  • SpartakusThracian name
Spanish Espartaco
  • EspartacoThracian name
Swedish Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Tagalog Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Tamil ஸ்பாட்டகஸ்
  • ஸ்பாட்டகஸ் (spāṭṭakas)Thracian name
Thai สปาร์ตากุส
  • สปาร์ตากุสThracian name
Turkish Spartaküs
  • SpartaküsThracian name
Ukrainian Спарта́к
  • Спарта́к (Sparták)Thracian name
Welsh Spartacus
  • SpartacusThracian name
Cite this entry
APA

Spartacus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spartacus

MLA

“Spartacus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spartacus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spartacus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spartacus.

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