abavus, abavi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
ancestor, forefather; great-great grandfather, grandfather's grandfather;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abavus | abavi |
| Gen. | abavi | abavorum |
| Dat. | abavo | abavis |
| Acc. | abavum | abavos |
| Voc. | abave | abavi |
| Abl. | abavo | abavis |
Examples
de Clementia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...insidiis ab ullo petitus est. X. 1. Ignovit abavus tuus victis; nam si non ignovisset, quibus imperasset? Sallustium..."Liber XIV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...magnis exemplis, ne[c] meae fortunae, sed tuae. abavus tuus Augustus Marco Agrippae Mytilenese secretum, C. Maecenati urbe..."