Ausci

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Auscii, Auscenses

Etymology

Latinized Aquitanian/Proto-Basque name, possibly related to *euskala, though the initial diphthong presents a problem.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Auscī m pl (genitive Auscōrum); second declension

  1. a Gallic tribe of Aquitania mentioned by Pliny and in in Caesar's commentaries (III.25)

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Auscī
genitive Auscōrum
dative Auscīs
accusative Auscōs
ablative Auscīs
vocative Auscī

Descendants

  • French: Auch (town name)

References

  • Ausci in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Ausci”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Hualde, Lakarra, & Trask (1996): Towards a History of the Basque Language
  • ToposText
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