Averruncus

Latin

Etymology

From āverruncō (I avert).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Āverruncus m sg (genitive Āverruncī); second declension

  1. (Roman mythology) The god who averts calamities

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Āverruncus
genitive Āverruncī
dative Āverruncō
accusative Āverruncum
ablative Āverruncō
vocative Āverrunce

References

  • 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