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Augustus

Augustus

See also: augustus

English

Proper noun

Augustus

  1. The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BCE - 14 CE); heir to Julius Caesar
  2. A male given name taken to use in the 18th century.

Quotations

  • 1611, Bible (KJV), Luke 2:1:
    And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

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Afrikaans

Noun

Augustus (plural Augustusmaande)

  1. August

Latin

The Roman emperor Augustus, b. 23 September 63 BCE, d. 19 August 14 AD

Etymology

From augustus (majestic).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈɡus.tus/, [au̯ˈɡʊs.tʊs]

Proper noun

Augustus m (genitive Augustī); second declension

  1. Augustus; a Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
  2. Augustus, the Roman emperor

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative Augustus Augustī
genitive Augustī Augustōrum
dative Augustō Augustīs
accusative Augustum Augustōs
ablative Augustō Augustīs
vocative Auguste Augustī

Related terms

  • Augusta
  • augustālis
  • augustāneus
  • augustēus

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augustus

augustus

See also: Augustus

Dutch

Noun

augustus m (uncountable)

  1. August (month)

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Latin

Etymology

From augeō (increase, grow, honor). The month sextīlis was renamed after the emperor Augustus Caesar

Pronunciation

Adjective

augustus m (feminine augusta, neuter augustum); first/second declension

  1. august, majestic, venerable
  2. of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar
  3. Augustan (pertaining to the Emperor Augustus)
  4. imperial, royal

Usage notes

  • Originally a word of religious use, but given as a title to the emperor Augustus
  • In Latin, the month names are used as adjectives. In the Classical period, this adjective modifies a noun identifying a particular day, from which the date was reckoned. In Medieval Latin and later periods, the adjective modifies a numeral for the day of the month.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative augustus augusta augustum augustī augustae augusta
genitive augustī augustae augustī augustōrum augustārum augustōrum
dative augustō augustō augustīs
accusative augustum augustam augustum augustōs augustās augusta
ablative augustō augustā augustō augustīs
vocative auguste augusta augustum augustī augustae augusta

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Latvian

Noun

augustus m

  1. accusative plural form of augusts

Limburgish

Noun

augustus

  1. August (month)

West Frisian

Etymology

From Latin augustus.

Noun

augustus

  1. August

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