"avunculus" meaning in Latin

See avunculus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [aˈwʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [aˈvuŋ.ku.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: By surface analysis, avus + -unculus. Actually from an n-stem noun suffixed with -culus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂-on-, a dialectal diminutive of *h₂éwh₂ō (“grandfather, adult male relative other than one’s father”) (whence also Proto-Celtic *awontīr (“uncle”) and possibly Proto-Germanic *awô (“grandfather”), from *h₂éwh₂os (“older male relative”)), whence also avus (“grandfather”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|ine-pro:*h₂éwh₂os|id=maternal uncle}}, {{surf|la|avus|-unculus}} By surface analysis, avus + -unculus, {{af|la|-culus}} -culus, {{der|la|ine-pro||*h₂ewh₂-on-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂-on-, {{cog|cel-pro|*awontīr|t=uncle}} Proto-Celtic *awontīr (“uncle”), {{cog|gem-pro|*awô|t=grandfather}} Proto-Germanic *awô (“grandfather”) Head templates: {{la-noun|avunculus<2>}} avunculus m (genitive avunculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|avunculus<2>}} Forms: avunculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], avunculus [nominative, singular], avunculī [nominative, plural], avunculī [genitive, singular], avunculōrum [genitive, plural], avunculō [dative, singular], avunculīs [dative, plural], avunculum [accusative, singular], avunculōs [accusative, plural], avunculō [ablative, singular], avunculīs [ablative, plural], avuncule [singular, vocative], avunculī [plural, vocative]
  1. maternal uncle, mother's brother Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-avunculus-la-noun-WlYNdQxU Categories (other): Male family members, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -culus, Latin terms suffixed with -unculus, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 25 25 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 30 37 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -unculus: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33
  2. mother's sister's husband Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-avunculus-la-noun-ZOcELh~T Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -culus, Latin terms suffixed with -unculus, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 30 37 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -unculus: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33
  3. great-uncle Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-avunculus-la-noun-XtqdkpU- Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -culus, Latin terms suffixed with -unculus, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 30 37 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -unculus: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 31 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: amita (english: paternal aunt), matertera (english: maternal aunt), patruus (english: paternal uncle)

Inflected forms

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