LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

abavia

abavia f (genitive abaviae)
Classical[aˈba.wi.a]Ecclesiastical[aˈbaː.vi.a]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininegreat-great-grandmother

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabaviaabaviae
genitiveabaviaeabaviārum
dativeabaviaeabaviīs
accusativeabaviamabaviās
ablativeabaviāabaviīs
vocativeabaviaabaviae

ăb-ăvĭa, ae, f. avus, avia,
I. mother of a great-grandfather, or of a great-grandmother, Dig. 38, 10, 1, § 6; 10, § 17.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabavia

Latin ab- Latin avia Latin abavia From ab- + avia (“grandmother”).

Quick answers

What does abavia mean in Latin?
abavia, a noun, means “great-great-grandmother”.
What is the genitive of abavia?
The genitive singular is abaviae. abavia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce abavia?
In classical Latin, [aˈba.wi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbaː.vi.a].
Where does abavia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abavia.