Averruncus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From āverruncō (“I avert”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aː.u̯erˈrun.kus/, [äːu̯ɛrˈrʊŋkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.verˈrun.kus/, [äverˈruŋkus]
Proper noun edit
Āverruncus m sg (genitive Āverruncī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Āverruncus |
| Genitive | Āverruncī |
| Dative | Āverruncō |
| Accusative | Āverruncum |
| Ablative | Āverruncō |
| Vocative | Āverrunce |
References edit
- 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