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Augustus.

Augustus; a Roman agnomen, or "nickname"

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[au̯ˈɡʊs.tʊs]Classical-Latin[au̯ˈɡus.tus]
  1. Augustus; a Roman agnomen, or "nickname"

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. Augustus, the Roman emperor

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

adj[au̯ˈɡʊs.tʊs]Classical-Latin[au̯ˈɡus.tus]
  1. Augustan (pertaining to the Emperor Augustus)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. imperial, royal

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

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.

name[au̯ˈɡʊs.tʊs]Classical-Latin[au̯ˈɡus.tus]
  1. August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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