Avitus

See also: avitus

Latin

Etymology

From avītus (“grandfather”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈu̯iː.tus/, [äˈu̯iːt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈvi.tus/, [äˈviːt̪us]

Proper noun

Avītus m sg (genitive Avītī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Gallonius Avitus, a Roman legate of Thrace

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Avītus
Genitive Avītī
Dative Avītō
Accusative Avītum
Ablative Avītō
Vocative Avīte

References
  • Avitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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