Segovax

Latin

Etymology

Celtic name, from Proto-Celtic *segos (“force”) + *wakos (“curved(?), empty”), related to *wāstos.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ɡo.u̯aks/, [ˈs̠ɛɡou̯äks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ɡo.vaks/, [ˈsɛːɡoväks]

Proper noun

Segovax m sg (genitive Segovactis); third declension

A king of Kent at the time of Caesar

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Segovax
Genitive	Segovactis
Dative	Segovactī
Accusative	Segovactem
Ablative	Segovacte
Vocative	Segovax

References

Segovax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
DLG 305; GPN 475-6; KGP 283-4; OPEL iv.137; NPC 235

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