autumnus

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier auctumnus, of unclear ultimate origin:

Possibly influenced by auctus (enriched, enlarged, ample).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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autumnus m (genitive autumnī); second declension

  1. autumn, fall

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative autumnus autumnī
Genitive autumnī autumnōrum
Dative autumnō autumnīs
Accusative autumnum autumnōs
Ablative autumnō autumnīs
Vocative autumne autumnī

Adjective

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autumnus (feminine autumna, neuter autumnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) autumn; autumnal

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative autumnus autumna autumnum autumnī autumnae autumna
Genitive autumnī autumnae autumnī autumnōrum autumnārum autumnōrum
Dative autumnō autumnō autumnīs
Accusative autumnum autumnam autumnum autumnōs autumnās autumna
Ablative autumnō autumnā autumnō autumnīs
Vocative autumne autumna autumnum autumnī autumnae autumna

Descendants

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Several are learned.

References

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  • autumnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • autumnus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
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