avus
See also: ávus and Avus
Estonian
Noun
avus
- inessive plural of ava
Latin
Alternative forms
- avos (pre-classical)
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *awos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.u̯us/, [ˈäu̯ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.vus/, [ˈäːvus]
Noun
avus m (genitive avī); second declension
- grandfather
- ancestor, progenitor, forefather, forebear
- Synonyms: patriarcha, prōgenitor
- old man
- Synonyms: seneciō, senex, veglō
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | avus | avī |
| Genitive | avī | avōrum |
| Dative | avō | avīs |
| Accusative | avum | avōs |
| Ablative | avō | avīs |
| Vocative | ave | avī |
Derived terms
- abavus
- atavus
- avītus
- avunculus
- proavus
- tritavus
Related terms
- avia, ava
Descendants
- Aromanian: aush
- Catalan: avi
- Italian: avo
- Romanian: auș
- Sardinian: abu, àviu, avu
- Sicilian: avu
References
- “avus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “avus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- avus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- avus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “avus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly