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.

Synonyms

• (Emperor Augustus): Octavian, Octavius

Derived terms

Translations

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.

Related terms

See also

• augustus

References

• Augustus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Augustus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Augustus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Dutch

Noun

augustus m ‎(uncountable)

1. August (month)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) maanden van de gregoriaanse kalender; januari, februari, maart, april, mei, juni, juli, augustus, september, oktober, november, december ^{(Category: nl:Months)}

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /auˈɡus.tus/

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.

Synonyms

• (of the month of August): sextīlis

Related terms

Descendants

See also

• Augustus
• Roman calendar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• augustus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• augustus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• AUGUSTUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “augustus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• augustus in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• augustus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• augustus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• augustus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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

Synonyms

• rispmoanne

See also

• Months of the year in West Frisian: jannewaris, febrewaris, maart/meart, april, maaie, juny, july, augustus, septimber, oktober, novimber, desimber