Averruncus

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Latin

Etymology

From āverruncō (“I avert”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aː.u̯erˈrun.kus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.verˈrun.kus/,

Proper noun

Āverruncus m sg (genitive Āverruncī); second declension

(Roman mythology) The god who averts calamities

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Āverruncus
Genitive	Āverruncī
Dative	Āverruncō
Accusative	Āverruncum
Ablative	Āverruncō
Vocative	Āverrunce

References

Averruncus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Averruncus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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