Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

Form of ausus, from audeō.

Noun edit

ausum n (genitive ausī); second declension

  1. Act of courage, daring or boldness
    Synonyms: ausus, gestum, fortia, decus
Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ausum ausa
Genitive ausī ausōrum
Dative ausō ausīs
Accusative ausum ausa
Ablative ausō ausīs
Vocative ausum ausa

Participle edit

ausum

  1. inflection of ausus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

References edit

  • ausum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ausum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ausum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology 2 edit

Early form lacking rhotacism; see main entry for further etymology.

Noun edit

ausum n (genitive ausī); second declension

  1. Early Latin form of aurum