LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Ausonius1

Ausonius (feminine Ausonia, neuter Ausonium)
Classical[au̯ˈsɔ.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈsɔː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepoeticItalian, Roman
  2. adjectivenoun from verbpoeticthe Ausonians

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeAusoniusAusoniaAusonium
genitiveAusoniīAusoniaeAusoniī
dativeAusoniōAusoniaeAusoniō
accusativeAusoniumAusoniamAusonium
ablativeAusoniōAusoniāAusoniō
vocativeAusonieAusoniaAusonium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeAusoniīAusoniaeAusonia
genitiveAusoniōrumAusoniārumAusoniōrum
dativeAusoniīsAusoniīsAusoniīs
accusativeAusoniōsAusoniāsAusonia
ablativeAusoniīsAusoniīsAusoniīs
vocativeAusoniīAusoniaeAusonia

Origins

From Ausonia (“Italy”) + -ius.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAusoniusAusonius. who in the oldest MSS. is entitled Decimus Magnus Ausonius, although the first two names are found neither in his own poems, nor in the epis…
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Ausonius2
Ausonius m sg (genitive Ausoniī or Ausonī)
Classical[au̯ˈsɔ.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈsɔː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularAusonius (Roman poet)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAusonius—
genitiveAusoniī
Ausonī		—
dativeAusoniō—
accusativeAusonium—
ablativeAusoniō—
vocativeAusonī—

Ausŏnĭus, ii, m.; Decimus Magnus Ausonius,
I. a distinguished poet, rhetorician, and grammarian of the fourth century, teacher of the emperor Gratian; cf. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 227 sq.; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 414.

Origins

From Ausonia (“Italy”) + -ius.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAusoniusAusonius. who in the oldest MSS. is entitled Decimus Magnus Ausonius, although the first two names are found neither in his own poems, nor in the epis…

Quick answers

What does Ausonius mean in Latin?
Ausonius, a adjective, means “Italian, Roman; the Ausonians”.
How do you pronounce Ausonius?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈsɔ.ni.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈsɔː.ni.us].