LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Augustus1

Augustus (feminine Augusta, neuter Augustum)
Classical[au̯ˈɡʊs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈɡus.tus]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. adjectiveAugustan (pertaining to the Emperor Augustus)
  2. adjectiveimperial, royal
  3. adjectiveof August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
genitiveaugustīaugustaeaugustī
dative—augustae—
accusative—augustam—
vocativeauguste——
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaugustīaugustae—
genitiveaugustōrumaugustārumaugustōrum
dativeaugustīsaugustīsaugustīs
accusativeaugustōs——
ablativeaugustīsaugustīsaugustīs
vocativeaugustīaugustae—

augustus, a, um, adj. from augeo, as angustus from ango; v. augeo, originally belonging to the language of religion,
I. majestic, august, venerable, worthy of honor (class. in prose and poetry; in Cic. mostly in connection with sanctus; never in Plaut., Ter., Lucr, or Hor.; syn.: magnus, venerabilis, venerandus): sancta vocant augusta patres: augusta vocantur Templa, sacerdotum rite dicata manu, Ov. F. 1, 609 sq.: Πάντα γὰρ τὰ ἐντιμόταγα και τα ἱερωτατα Αὔγουστα προσαγορευεται, Dio Cass. 53, 16: augurium, Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 494 Vahl.): Cives ominibus faustis augustam adhibeant Faventiam, Att. ap. Non. p. 206, 1, and p. 357, 15 (Trag. Rel. p. 202 Rib.): Eleusis sancta illa et augusta, Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 119: sanctus augustusque fons, id. Tusc. 5, 12, 37: Liber, qui augusta haec loca Cithaeronis colis, auct. inc., Trag. Rel. p. 268 Rib.: locus augustus, Suet. Dom. 53: templum, Liv. 1, 29, 5; 42, 3, 6: augustissimo et celeberrimo in templo, id. 42, 12, 6: fanum, id. 38, 13, 1: solum, id. 45, 5, 3: moenia, Verg. A. 7, 153 (augurio consecrata, Serv.); so, gravitas (caelestium), Ov. M. 6, 73; 9, 270: mens, id. ib. 15, 145 et saep.— Transf. to other things (so most freq. after the Aug. per.): tectum augustum, ingens, Verg. A. 7, 170.—Of bees: sedes, Verg. G. 4, 228 (augustum: abusive, nobile, quasi majestatis plenum, Serv.): ut primordia urbium augustiora faciat, Liv. praef § 5: habitus formaque viri, id 1, 7, 9; so, species, id. 8, 6, 9: conspectus, id. 8, 9, 10: ornatus habitusque, id. 5, 41, 8: augustissima vestis, id. 5, 41, 2: augustior currus, Plin. Pan. 92, 5: augustissimum tribunal, id. ib. 60, 2 al.—Adv.: augustē, reverently, sacredly: auguste sancteque consecrare, Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62 auguste sancteque venerari, id. ib. 3, 21, 53.—Comp non quo de religione dici posset augustius, Cic. Brut. 21, 83.—Sup. prob. not in use

Origins

From augustus (“majestic, venerable”), originally a word of religious use, which was given as a title to the emperor Augustus. The month Sextīlis was renamed after the emperor Caesar Augustus.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAugustusAugustus. the first emperor of the Roman empire, was born on the 23rd of September of the year B. C. 63, in the consulship of M. Tullius Cicero and C.…AntiquitiesAugustusAugustus a name bestowed upon Octavianus by the senate and the Roman people, Jan. 16, B.C. 27. This date is established by the Fasti Praenestini (in C…
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Augustus2
Augustus m (genitive Augustī)
Classical[au̯ˈɡʊs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈɡus.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculineAugustus; a Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
  2. masculineAugustus, the Roman emperor
    Per id tempus dēcrētō prōmulgātum est ab Augustō Caesare, ut cēnsērētur tōtus orbis,...LVCAS II:1

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAugustus—
genitiveAugustīAugustōrum
dativeAugustō—
accusativeAugustumAugustōs
ablativeAugustō—
vocativeAuguste—

Augustus, i, m. 1 augustus.
I. A surname of Octavius Cœsar after he attained to undivided authority (acc. to Ov F 1, 590, after the year of Rome 727, Id. Jan.), and, after him, of all the Roman emperors; equivalent to Majesty or Imperial Majesty (cf. Suet. Aug. 7; Flor 4, 12 fin., Dio Cass. 53, 16: ἐξ οὗπερ καὶ Σεβαστὸν αὐτον και ἑλληνίζοντές πως ῶσπερ τινὰ σεπτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ σεβάζεσθαι προσεῖπον), Hor C, 1, 12; 4, 5; 4, 14; 4, 15; id. Ep. 2, 1 al.; Ov M 15, 860; id. F. 1, 590; 4, 676; 5, 567, Vulg. Luc. 2, 1; ib. Act. 25, 21; 25, 25 et saep.; later: semper Augustus, Symm Ep. 2, 30 al.— Hence,
II. Adj.: Augustus, a, um, of or relating to Augustus or the emperor, Augustan, imperial caput, i. e. Augustus, Ov. M. 15, 869: aures, id. P 1, 2, 117 forum, id. ib. 4, 5, 10: postes, id M 1, 562: domus, id. P. 2, 2, 76: Principis augustā Caprearum in rupe sedentis, Juv 10, 93 Jahn (where Hermann reads angusta) pax, Ov. P. 2, 5, 18; Vell 2, 126: cohors, Vulg. Act. 27, 1 et saep.: marmor (in Egypt), Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 55 (cf Isid. Orig. 16, 5, 4; Au gusteum): laurus, also called regia, the best species of it, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 129, 17, 10, 11, § 60: flcus, Macr S. 2, 16.—But esp Men. sis Augustus, the month of August, named after Augustus; earlier called Sextilis (cf Macr. S. 1, 12 fin., and Julius fin.), Juv 3, 9: Katendae, Col. 11, 12; Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123 al.: Idus, Mart. 12, 68 et saep.—Augusta aula, i. e. Domitiani, Mart. 7, 40 historia, the history of the Roman emperors, Vop Tac. 10.—In gen., imperial, royal. ma. trem regis ex augusto deposuit imperio, * Vulg. 2 Par. 15, 16

Origins

From augustus (“majestic, venerable”), originally a word of religious use, which was given as a title to the emperor Augustus. The month Sextīlis was renamed after the emperor Caesar Augustus.

Descendants
  • CatalanAugust
  • EnglishAugustus
  • EnglishAugust
  • FrenchAuguste
  • GermanAugust
  • ItalianAugusto
  • PortugueseAugusto
  • SpanishAugusto
  • GreenlandicAggufrom Danish August
  • EstonianAugust

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAugustusAugustus. the first emperor of the Roman empire, was born on the 23rd of September of the year B. C. 63, in the consulship of M. Tullius Cicero and C.…AntiquitiesAugustusAugustus a name bestowed upon Octavianus by the senate and the Roman people, Jan. 16, B.C. 27. This date is established by the Fasti Praenestini (in C…
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
augustus3
augustus (feminine augusta, neuter augustum, comparative augustior, superlative augustissimus)
Classical[au̯ˈɡʊs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈɡus.tus]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. adjectiveaugust, solemn, majestic, venerable
  2. adjectivealternative letter-case form of Augustus

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaugustusaugustaaugustum
genitiveaugustīaugustaeaugustī
dativeaugustōaugustaeaugustō
accusativeaugustumaugustamaugustum
ablativeaugustōaugustāaugustō
vocativeaugusteaugustaaugustum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaugustīaugustaeaugusta
genitiveaugustōrumaugustārumaugustōrum
dativeaugustīsaugustīsaugustīs
accusativeaugustōsaugustāsaugusta
ablativeaugustīsaugustīsaugustīs
vocativeaugustīaugustaeaugusta

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwgos
  3. Proto-Italic*augos
  4. Proto-Italic*augostos
  5. Latinaugustus

From Proto-Italic *augostos (“amplified, increased, augmented, strengthened”), from *augos (“an increase, augmentation”) + *-tos, an old neuter s-stem formed to the root of Latin augeō (“to increase, enlarge”). Its descendant appears in Classical Latin as augur, auguris with shifted gender/sense ("augur") and levelling of the -r-.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAugustusAugustus a name bestowed upon Octavianus by the senate and the Roman people, Jan. 16, B.C. 27. This date is established by the Fasti Praenestini (in C…
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Augustus4
Augustus m (genitive Augustī)
Classical[au̯ˈɡʊs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈɡus.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculineAugust, the sixth month of the Roman calendar

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
genitive—Augustōrum
dativeAugustō—
accusativeAugustumAugustōs
ablativeAugustō—
vocativeAuguste—

Origins

Ellipsis of Augustus mēnsis m or mēnsis Augustus m (“Augustan month, month of August”).

Descendants
  • Latinagustus

Quick answers

What does Augustus mean in Latin?
Augustus, a adjective, means “Augustan (pertaining to the Emperor Augustus); imperial, royal; of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar”.
How do you pronounce Augustus?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈɡʊs.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈɡus.tus].