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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Augustus. Doublet of oogst.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑu̯ˈɣʏs.tʏs/, /ɑu̯ˈɣʏs.təs/
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  • Hyphenation: au‧gus‧tus

Noun

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augustus m (plural augustussen)

  1. August (month)
    Synonym: (archaic) oogstmaand

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: Augustus
  • Negerhollands: august
  • ? Caribbean Hindustani: agast
  • Caribbean Javanese: agustus
  • Indonesian: Agustus
  • Papiamentu: ougùstùs
  • Sranan Tongo: augustus
  • Trió: ahkëtë

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Latin

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Italic *augostos (amplified, increased, augmented, strengthened), from *augos (an increase, augmentation) +‎ *-tos, an old neuter s-stem formed to the root of Latin augeō (I increase, enlarge). Its descendant appears in Classical Latin as augur, auguris with shifted gender/sense ("augur") and levelling of the -r-.[1][2]

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    augustus (feminine augusta, neuter augustum, comparative augustior, superlative augustissimus); first/second-declension adjective

    1. august, solemn, majestic, venerable
    2. Alternative letter-case form of Augustus

    Usage notes

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    • Originally a word of religious use, but given as a title to the emperor Augustus.

    Declension

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    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative augustus augusta augustum augustī augustae augusta
    genitive augustī augustae augustī augustōrum augustārum augustōrum
    dative augustō augustae augustō augustīs
    accusative augustum augustam augustum augustōs augustās augusta
    ablative augustō augustā augustō augustīs
    vocative auguste augusta augustum augustī augustae augusta
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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “augeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 61–62
    2. ^ Moreno Morani (1984) “Augurium augur augustus: una questione di metodo”, in Glotta (in Italian), volume 62, →JSTOR, pages 65–71

    Further reading

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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 Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • augustus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • augustus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
    • augustus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • augustus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
    • augustus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

    Latvian

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    Noun

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    augustus m

    1. accusative plural of augusts

    Limburgish

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin augustus (month of August). Doublet of ougs.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ɑu̯ˈɣʏs.tʏs/, /ɑu̯ˈɣʏs.təs/
      IPA(key): (Maastrichtian) [ɔʋˈɣʏs.təs]
    • Hyphenation: au‧gus‧tus
    • Rhymes: -ʏstʏs, -ʏstəs

    Noun

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    augustus

    1. August (month)

    West Frisian

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    Etymology

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    From Latin augustus.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    augustus c (plural augustussen)

    1. August
      Synonym: rispmoanne

    Further reading

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    • augustus”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011