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avus
avus
See also: ávus
Latin
Alternative forms
Noun
avus m (genitive avī); second declension
- grandfather
- an ancestor
- an old man
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | avus | avī |
| genitive | avī | avōrum |
| dative | avō | avīs |
| accusative | avum | avōs |
| ablative | avō | avīs |
| vocative | ave | avī |
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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, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “avus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- avus in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly