ausum

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of ausus, from audeō.

Noun

ausum n (genitive ausī); second declension

1. Act of courage, daring or boldness

   Synonyms: ausus, gestum, fortia, decus

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	ausum	ausa
genitive	ausī	ausōrum
dative	ausō	ausīs
accusative	ausum	ausa
ablative	ausō	ausīs
vocative	ausum	ausa

Participle

ausum

1. inflection of ausus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

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

Etymology 2

Early form lacking rhotacism; see main entry for further etymology.

Noun

ausum n (genitive ausī); second declension

1. Early Latin form of aurum