Latin

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Etymology 1

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Form of ausus, from audeō.

Noun

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ausum n (genitive ausī); second declension

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

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ausum

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

References

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  • 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

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

Noun

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ausum n (genitive ausī); second declension

  1. Early Latin form of aurum