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Latin
Etymology 1
Form of ausus, from audeō.
Noun
ausum n (genitive ausī); second declension
- Act of courage, daring or boldness
- Synonyms: ausus, gestum, fortia, decus
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Participle
ausum
- inflection of ausus:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- 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
- Early Latin form of aurum