Anicetus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀνίκητος (Aníkētos, literally “Unconquerable”).

Proper noun

Anicetus

1. (Greek mythology) One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, his twin brother is Alexiares. Along with their father, Anicetus and Alexiares are the guardians and gatekeepers of the gates of Mount Olympus.

Translations

A guardian god of Mount Olympus

• French: Anicet (fr) m, Anicétos m
• Greek: Ανίκητος (el) m (Aníkitos)

  Ancient Greek: Ἀνίκητος m (Aníkētos)

• Latin: Anīcētus m
• Portuguese: Aniceto m
• Spanish: Aniceto (es) m

Anagrams

• cutinase, unicates

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνίκητος (Aníkētos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.niːˈkeː.tus/, [äniːˈkeːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.niˈt͡ʃe.tus/, [äniˈt͡ʃɛːt̪us]

Proper noun

Anīcētus m sg (genitive Anīcētī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Anicetus (admiral), a Roman admiral
   2. pope Anicetus, 11th pope (157-168) of the catholic Church

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Anīcētus
genitive	Anīcētī
dative	Anīcētō
accusative	Anīcētum
ablative	Anīcētō
vocative	Anīcēte

Descendants

• Italian: Aniceto
• Portuguese: Aniceto
• Spanish: Aniceto

References

• “Anicetus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Anicetus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.