LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Ausonēs

Ausonēs m pl (genitive Ausonum)
Classical[ˈau̯.sɔ.neːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaːu̯.so.nes]

Meaning

  1. The name given by the Greeks to one of the Italic tribes of Latium, probably the Aurunci

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Ausonēs
genitive—Ausonum
dative—Ausonibus
accusative—Ausonēs
ablative—Ausonibus
vocative—Ausonēs

Ausŏnes, um, m., = Αὔσονες [prob. of the same root as Oscus or Opicus, Buttm. and Donald.].
I. The Ausonians, a very ancient, perhaps Greek, name of the primitive inhabitants of Middle and Lower Italy; of the same import prob. with Aurunci (Aurunici, Auruni = Ausuni, Ausones), Opici, and Osei: cf. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. Ausoniam, p. 18 Müll.; Arist. ap. Polyb. 7, 10; Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 727; Nieb. Rom. Gesch. 1, p. 71 sq.; Wachsmuth, Röm. Gesch. p. 65 sq.— Poet., the general name for the inhabitants of Italy, Stat. S. 4, 5, 37.—Hence,
II. Derivv.
A. Ausŏnĭa, ae, f., = Αὐσονία, the country of the Ausonians, Ausonia, Lower Italy, Ov. M. 14, 7; 15, 647; and poet. for Italy, Verg. A. 10, 54; Ov. F. 4, 290 et saep.—
B. Ausŏnĭus, a, um, adj.
1. Ausonian: mare, on the southern coast of Italy, between the Iapygian Peninsula and the Sicilian Straits, Plin. 3, 10, 15, § 95; 14, 6, 8, § 69; cf. Mann. Ital. I. p. 13 sq. —
2. In the poets, Italian, Latin, Roman: terra, Verg. A. 4, 349: Thybris, id. ib. 5, 83: coloni, id. G. 2, 385: urbes, Hor. C. 4, 4, 56: montes, Ov. F. 1, 542: humus, Italy, id. ib. 5, 658: Pelorum, id. M. 5, 350 (quod in Italiam vergens, Mel. 2, 7, 15): imperium, Roman, id. P. 2, 2, 72: os, Ausonian lips, i. e. the Roman language, Mart. 9, 87: aula, the imperial court, id. 9, 92.—Subst.: Ausŏnĭi, ōrum, m., = Ausones, the Ausonians, or, poet., the inhabitants of Italy, Verg. A. 12, 834.—
C. Ausŏnĭdae, ārum, m.
a. The inhabitants of Ausonia, Verg. A. 10, 564.—
b. Poet., the inhabitants of Italy, Verg. A. 12, 121; Luc. 9, 998.—
D. Ausŏnis, ĭdis, adj. f., Ausonian; and poet., Italian: ora, Ov. F. 2, 94: aqua, Sil. 9, 187: matres, Claud. B. Get. 627 al.—
E. Auson, ŏnis, m., the mythical progenitor of the Ausonians, son of Ulysses and Calypso, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. Ausoniam, p. 18 Müll.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 171.—As adj.: Ausone voce, i. e. Roman, Latin, Avien. Arat. 102.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Αὔσονες (Aúsones).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAusonesEth. Ausones (Αὔσονες) is the name given by Greek writers to one of the ancient nations or races that inhabited Central Italy. The usage of ancient wr…

Quick answers

What does Ausonēs mean in Latin?
Ausonēs, a proper noun, means “The name given by the Greeks to one of the Italic tribes of Latium, probably the Aurunci”.
What is the genitive of Ausonēs?
The genitive singular is Ausonum. Ausonēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Ausonēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈau̯.sɔ.neːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaːu̯.so.nes].