Augustus
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See also: augustus
English
Etymology
From Latin Augustus, from augustus (“majestic, venerable”). Doublet of august.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Augustus
- The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.); heir to Julius Caesar
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 2:1:
- And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
- A male given name from Latin, risen in popularity since the 18th century.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Augustan
- female given name: Augusta
- male given names: August, Augustine, pet form: Gus
- Fort Augustus
- Pax Augusta
Translations
Roman emperor
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male given name
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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
Augustus (plural Augustusmaande)
See also
(Gregorian calendar months) Januarie, Februarie, Maart, April, Mei, Junie, Julie, Augustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember (Category: af:Months)
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From augustus (“majestic, venerable”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /au̯ˈɡus.tus/, [äu̯ˈɡʊs̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈɡus.tus/, [äu̯ˈɡust̪us]
Proper noun
Augustus m (genitive Augustī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Augustus | Augustī |
Genitive | Augustī | Augustōrum |
Dative | Augustō | Augustīs |
Accusative | Augustum | Augustōs |
Ablative | Augustō | Augustīs |
Vocative | Auguste | Augustī |
Related terms
Descendants
Descendants of Augustus in other languages
- → Catalan: August
- → Danish: August
- Greenlandic: Aggu
- → English: Augustus, August (given name)
- → Estonian: August
- → Faroese: August
- → Finnish: Aukusti
- → French: Auguste
- → German: August
- → Gothic: 𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (agustus)
- → Italian: Augusto
- → Latvian: Augusts
- → Norwegian: August
- → Portuguese: Augusto
- → Spanish: Augusto
- → Swedish: August
- → Finnish: August
See also
References
- “Augustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Augustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Augustus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Augustus m
Declension
Declension of Augustus (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | Augustus | — |
accusative | Augustus | — |
genitive | Augustuses | — |
dative | Augustuse | — |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Augustus”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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