Averruncus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From āverruncō (I avert).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Āverruncus m sg (genitive Āverruncī); second declension

  1. (Roman mythology) The god who averts calamities

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Āverruncus
Genitive Āverruncī
Dative Āverruncō
Accusative Āverruncum
Ablative Āverruncō
Vocative Āverrunce

References[edit]

  • 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