Definition
A proper name (not a common English word), referring to a historical British king who resisted Roman invasion in the 1st century CE.
Etymology
From British Celtic 'Caradog,' Latinized as 'Caractacus' by Roman historians. The name survives primarily through Roman military records and later English historical texts, representing the indigenous resistance to Roman conquest.
Kelly Says
Caractacus fought Rome so effectively that even the Romans grudgingly admired him—when he was finally captured, Roman Emperor Claudius reportedly pardoned him in a gesture of respect, one of history's most dramatic examples of a conqueror honoring his defeated opponent.
Translations
ARالعربية
كاراكتاكوس
kara-kat-ak-us
BNবাংলা
কারাটাকাস
ka-ra-ta-kas
CACatalà
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
CSČeština
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
DADansk
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
DEDeutsch
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
ELΕλληνικά
Καρατακός
kara-tak-os
ESEspañol
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
FAفارسی
کاراटाکس
kara-taks
FISuomi
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
FRFrançais
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
GUGU
કારાટાકસ
kara-ta-kas
HAHA
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
HEעברית
קרטקוס
kar-tak-us
HIहिन्दी
काराटाकस
kara-ta-kas
HUMagyar
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
IGIG
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
ITItaliano
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
JA日本語
カラクタクス
kara-ku-tak-usu
KMKM
ការ៉ាតាកូស
ka-ra-ta-ko-us
KO한국어
카라타쿠스
ka-ra-ta-ku-su
MRMR
काराटाकस
kara-ta-kas
MSBahasa Melayu
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
MYမြန်မာ
ကရာတက်ကတ်
kara-taek-kat
NLNederlands
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
NONorsk
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
PAPA
ਕਾਰਾਟਾਕਸ
kara-ta-kas
PLPolski
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
PTPortuguês
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
RORomână
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
RUРусский
Каратак
kara-tak
SVSvenska
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
SWKiswahili
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
TAதமிழ்
கரடாகஸ்
kara-ta-gas
TEతెలుగు
కరటాకస్
kara-ta-kas
THไทย
คาราแทคัส
kha-ra-taek-as
TLTL
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
TRTürkçe
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
UKУкраїнська
Каратак
kara-tak
URاردو
کاراٹاکوس
kara-tak-as
VITiếng Việt
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us
YOYO
Karaktakús
kara-tak-kus
ZH中文
卡拉塔克斯
kā lā tǎ tè kès
ZUZU
Caractacus
kar-ak-tak-us