Ausci

Latin

Alternative forms

• Auscii, Auscenses

Etymology

Latinized Aquitanian/Proto-Basque name, possibly related to *euskala, though the initial diphthong presents a problem.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯s.kiː/, [ˈäu̯s̠kiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.ʃi/, [ˈäu̯ʃi]

Proper noun

Auscī m pl (genitive Auscōrum); second declension

1. a Gallic tribe of Aquitania mentioned by Pliny and in in Caesar's commentaries (III.25)

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Auscī
genitive	Auscōrum
dative	Auscīs
accusative	Auscōs
ablative	Auscīs
vocative	Auscī

Descendants

• French: Auch (town name)

References

• Ausci in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Ausci”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Hualde, Lakarra, & Trask (1996): Towards a History of the Basque Language
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