abavunculus
Latin
Etymology
From ab- + avunculus (“maternal uncle”); from avus (“grandfather; ancestor”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.baˈwʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.baˈvuŋ.ku.lus]
Noun
abavunculus m (genitive abavunculī); second declension
- (Late Latin) great-great-granduncle
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | abavunculus | abavunculī |
| genitive | abavunculī | abavunculōrum |
| dative | abavunculō | abavunculīs |
| accusative | abavunculum | abavunculōs |
| ablative | abavunculō | abavunculīs |
| vocative | abavuncule | abavunculī |
References
- “abavunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- abavunculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.