Averruncus

Latin

Etymology

From āverruncō (“I avert”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aː.u̯erˈrun.kus/, [äːu̯ɛrˈrʊŋkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.verˈrun.kus/, [äverˈruŋkus]

Proper noun

Āverruncus m sg (genitive Āverruncī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) The god who averts calamities

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Āverruncus
Genitive	Āverruncī
Dative	Āverruncō
Accusative	Āverruncum
Ablative	Āverruncō
Vocative	Āverrunce

References

• Averruncus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Averruncus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray