Ausones

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αὔσονες (Aúsones).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.so.neːs/, [ˈäu̯s̠ɔneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.so.nes/, [ˈäːu̯sones]

Proper noun

Ausonēs m pl (genitive Ausonum); third declension

1. The name given by the Greeks to one of the Italic tribes of Latium, probably the Aurunci

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Ausonēs
Genitive	Ausonum
Dative	Ausonibus
Accusative	Ausonēs
Ablative	Ausonibus
Vocative	Ausonēs

Derived terms

• Ausonia

References

• “Ausones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly