Avitus

See also: avitus

Latin

Etymology

From avītus (“grandfather”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈu̯iː.tus/, [äˈu̯iːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈvi.tus/, [äˈviːt̪us]

Proper noun

Avītus m sg (genitive Avītī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Gallonius Avitus, a Roman legate of Thrace

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Avītus
Genitive	Avītī
Dative	Avītō
Accusative	Avītum
Ablative	Avītō
Vocative	Avīte

References

• Avitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.