abavunculus

Latin

Etymology

From ab + avunculus (“maternal uncle”); from avus (“grandfather; ancestor”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.baˈu̯un.ku.lus/, [äbäˈu̯ʊŋkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.baˈvun.ku.lus/, [äbäˈvuŋkulus]

Noun

abavunculus m (genitive abavunculī); second declension

(Late Latin) great-great-granduncle

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	abavunculus	abavunculī
Genitive	abavunculī	abavunculōrum
Dative	abavunculō	abavunculīs
Accusative	abavunculum	abavunculōs
Ablative	abavunculō	abavunculīs
Vocative	abavuncule	abavunculī

References

“abavunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
abavunculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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