Radagaisus

Latin

Etymology

From Gothic, interpreted to mean "counsel spear," from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz + *gaizaz. Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰 (garēdaba) and *𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃 (*gais).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ra.daˈɡa.i.sus/, [räd̪äˈɡäɪs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ra.daˈɡa.i.sus/, [räd̪äˈɡäːis̬us]

Proper noun

Radagaisus m sg (genitive Radagaisī); second declension

1. A Gothic king who was defeated by Stilicho

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Radagaisus
Genitive	Radagaisī
Dative	Radagaisō
Accusative	Radagaisum
Ablative	Radagaisō
Vocative	Radagaise

References

• “Radagaisus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray