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Augustus

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin Augustus, from augustus (“majestic, venerable”). Doublet of august and August.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: ô-gŭsʹtəs, IPA(key): /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/, /əˈɡʌstəs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Au‧gus‧tus

Proper noun

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Augustus

  1. A male given name from Latin, particularly (historical) the Roman emperor Augustus.

Usage notes

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The given name has risen in popularity in English since the 18th century. When distinguished from his birth name Gaius Octavius or its later modification Octavian, Augustus is typically used to refer to the Roman emperor for the period of his life after that honorific was specifically bestowed by the Senate in 27 BC.

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Dutch augustus.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Augustus (plural Augustusmaande)

    1. August

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    Gregorian calendar monthsedit

    Latin

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology 1

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    The Roman emperor Augustus, b. 23 September 63 BC, d. 19 August 14 AD
    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwgos
    Proto-Italic *augos
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Italic *-tos
    Proto-Italic *augostos
    Latin augustus
    Latin Augustus

      From augustus (“majestic, venerable”), originally a word of religious use, which was given as a title to the emperor Augustus. The month Sextīlis was renamed after the emperor Caesar Augustus.

      Proper noun

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      Augustus m (genitive Augustī); second declension

      2. Augustus; a Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
      3. Augustus, the Roman emperor
        • LVCAS II:1:
          Per id tempus dēcrētō prōmulgātum est ab Augustō Caesare, ut cēnsērētur tōtus orbis,...
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      Declension
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      Second-declension noun, singular only.

      singular
      nominative Augustus
      genitive Augustī
      dative Augustō
      accusative Augustum
      ablative Augustō
      vocative Auguste
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      Descendants
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      Descendants

      Adjective

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      Augustus (feminine Augusta, neuter Augustum); first/second-declension adjective

      2. Augustan (pertaining to the Emperor Augustus)
      3. imperial, royal
      4. of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar
        Synonym: Sextīlis
      Usage notes
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      • In Latin, the month names are used as adjectives. In the Classical period, this adjective modifies a noun identifying a particular day, from which the date was reckoned. In Medieval Latin and later periods, the adjective modifies a numeral for the day of the month.

      Etymology 2

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      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-
      Proto-Indo-European *-os
      Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwgos
      Proto-Italic *augos
      Proto-Indo-European *-tós
      Proto-Italic *-tos
      Proto-Italic *augostos
      Latin augustus
      Latin Augustusder.
      Latin Augustus (mēnsis), (mēnsis) Augustusellip.
      Latin Augustus

        Ellipsis of Augustus (mēnsis), (mēnsis) Augustus (“month of August”).

        Proper noun

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        Augustus m (genitive Augustī); second declension

        2. August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar
        Descendants
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        • Latin: agustus (see there for further descendants)
        Unsorted borrowings

        These borrowings are ultimately but perhaps not directly from Latin. They are organized into geographical and language family groups, not by etymology.

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        Gregorian calendar months: mēnsēs annīedit

        References

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        • “Augustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
        • “Augustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
        • “Augustus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

        Old English

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        Alternative forms

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        Etymology

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          From Latin Augustus.

          Pronunciation

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          • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.u.ɡus.tus/, [ˈɑ.u.ɣus.tus]

          Proper noun

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          Augustus m

          1. the Roman emperor Augustus
          2. the month of August

          Declension

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          Strong a-stem:

          singular plural
          nominative Augustus —
          accusative Augustus —
          genitive Augustuses —
          dative Augustuse —

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