"abavus" meaning in Latin

See abavus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈa.ba.wʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː.ba.vus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
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  1. a great-great-grandfather Tags: declension-2, masculine Coordinate_terms: abavia

Inflected forms

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