avunculus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₂-n-tlo (compare Breton eontr), diminutive of *h₂euh₂-n- (compare Dutch oom, Lithuanian avýnas), enlargement of *h₂euh₂o- *h₂éwh₂os (compare avus (“grandfather”)). Synchronically analysable as avus + -unculus. More at avus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈwun.ku.lus/, [aˈwʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
Noun
avunculus m (genitive avunculī); second declension
- maternal uncle
- mother's sister's husband
- great uncle
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | avunculus | avunculī |
Genitive | avunculī | avunculōrum |
Dative | avunculō | avunculīs |
Accusative | avunculum | avunculōs |
Ablative | avunculō | avunculīs |
Vocative | avuncule | avunculī |
Descendants
References
- avunculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- avunculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- avunculus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- avunculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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