ausum

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Form of ausus, from audeō.

Noun

ausum n (genitive ausī); second declension

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

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative ausum ausa
genitive ausī ausōrum
dative ausō ausīs
accusative ausum ausa
ablative ausō ausīs
vocative ausum ausa

Participle

ausum

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

Verb

ausum

  1. accusative supine of audeō

References

  • 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

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

Noun

ausum n (genitive ausī); second declension

  1. Old Latin form of aurum