LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

abavus

abavus m (genitive abavī)
Classical[ˈa.ba.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.ba.vus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea great-great-grandfather
    Abavus dicitur, quia abest ab avo, & est avus aviGreat-great-grandfather he's called, for he's distant from the grandfather & is the grandfather of the grandfather.c. 2nd century, Sextus Pompeius Festus, De verborum significatione

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabavusabavī
genitiveabavīabavōrum
abavum
dativeabavōabavīs
accusativeabavumabavōs
ablativeabavōabavīs
vocativeabaveabavī

ăb-ăvus, i, m.
1. (=avi avus, cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 13 Mūll.) Great-greatgrandfather, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 20; Cic. Brut. 58, 213; id. Har. Resp. 11, 22; 11, 38 (B. and K.); Dig. 38, 10, 1, § G; 10, § 15; called by Vergil quartus pater, A. 10, 619.—
2. In gen., forefather, ancestor, Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 37; Sen. Clem. 1,10.

Origins

Latin ab- Latin avus Latin abavus From ab- + avus (“grandfather”).

Quick answers

What does abavus mean in Latin?
abavus, a noun, means “a great-great-grandfather”.
What is the genitive of abavus?
The genitive singular is abavī. abavus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce abavus?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.ba.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.ba.vus].