"atavus" meaning in Latin

See atavus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈa.ta.wʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː.ta.vus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin at- Latin avus Latin atavus From at- + avus (“grandfather”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|ad-<alt:at->|avus<t:grandfather>|text=+|title=atavus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin at- Latin avus Latin atavus [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ad-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "grandfather", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "avus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "atavus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="atavus"> From at- + avus (“grandfather”). Head templates: {{la-noun|atavus<2.genplum>}} atavus m (genitive atavī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|atavus<2.genplum>}} Forms: atavī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], atavus [nominative, singular], atavī [nominative, plural], atavī [genitive, singular], atavōrum [genitive, plural], atavum [genitive, plural], atavō [dative, singular], atavīs [dative, plural], atavum [accusative, singular], atavōs [accusative, plural], atavō [ablative, singular], atavīs [ablative, plural], atave [singular, vocative], atavī [plural, vocative]
  1. ancestor Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-atavus-la-noun-1JAVE3j1 Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms prefixed with ad-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Male family members Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 91 9 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 91 9 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 92 8 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 63 37 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with ad-: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 97 3 Disambiguation of Male family members: 96 4
  2. great-great-great-grandfather Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-atavus-la-noun-p62KKd9~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: atavia

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈaː.ta.vus]",
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