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

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.

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