Augusta

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See also: augusta, augustā, and Augustą

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.

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Augusta

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • 1993, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Virago Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 48:
      August, Charis named her, because that's when she was born. Warm breezes, baby powder, languorous heat, the smell of mown hay. Such a soft name. Too soft for her daughter, who has added an a. Augusta, she is now — a very different resonance. Marble statues, Roman noses, tight-lipped commanding mouths.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Woodruff County, Arkansas.
    2. A city, the county seat of Richmond County, in east-central Georgia; also see Disgusta.
    3. A village in Illinois.
    4. A city in Butler County, Kansas.
    5. A city in Kentucky.
    6. The capital city of Maine, United States and the county seat of Kennebec County.
    7. A village in Michigan.
    8. An unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota.
    9. A city in Missouri.
    10. A census-designated place in Montana.
    11. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, New Jersey.
    12. A town in New York.
    13. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
    14. A city in Wisconsin.
    15. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Augusta Township.
  3. A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, eastern Ontario, Canada.
  4. A town in Sicily, Italy.
  5. A town in Western Australia.
  6. (rare) A habitational surname from Italian, from the town in Sicily.
  7. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.

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Catalan[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Augusta m

  1. a female given name

Danish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Augusta

  1. a female given name of Latin origin

Faroese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Augusta f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes[edit]

Matronymics

  • son of Augusta: Augustuson
  • daughter of Augusta: Augustudóttir

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Augusta
Accusative Augustu
Dative Augustu
Genitive Augustu

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Augusta

  1. a female given name from Latin

Italian[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /awˈɡu.sta/
  • Rhymes: -usta
  • Hyphenation: Au‧gù‧sta

Proper noun[edit]

Augusta f

  1. Augsburg (a city in Bavaria, Germany)
  2. a female given name

Derived terms[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Feminine form of Augustus.

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Proper noun[edit]

Augusta f (genitive Augustae); first declension

  1. an honorific title given to the wives of Roman Emperors
  2. The name of several ancient towns, such as Augusta Praetōria (modern day Aosta), Augusta Taurīnōrum (modern day Turin) or Augusta Vindelicōrum (modern day Augsburg)

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Augusta Augustae
Genitive Augustae Augustārum
Dative Augustae Augustīs
Accusative Augustam Augustās
Ablative Augustā Augustīs
Vocative Augusta Augustae

References[edit]

  • Augusta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Augusta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /awˈɡus.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -usta
  • Syllabification: Au‧gus‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Augusta.

Proper noun[edit]

Augusta f (male equivalent August)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Augusta
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun[edit]

Augusta m pers

  1. genitive singular of August
  2. accusative singular of August

Further reading[edit]

  • Augusta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: Au‧gus‧ta

Proper noun[edit]

Augusta f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Augusta
  2. Augusta (a city, the state capital of Maine, United States)

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Augusta c (genitive Augustas)

  1. a female given name of Latin origin