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

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

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