noun · neutersecond declension
ausum
ausum n (genitive ausī)
Classical[ˈau̯.sũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈaːu̯.sum]
Meaning
- neuteract of courage, daring or boldness
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
rēs audāx inceptaausum -ī (n) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ausum | ausa |
| genitive | ausī | ausōrum |
| dative | ausō | ausīs |
| accusative | ausum | ausa |
| ablative | ausō | ausīs |
| vocative | ausum | ausa |
ausum, i, v. audeo, P. a.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ausum ī, n
audeo, a bold deed, reckless act: fortia ausa, V: auso potiri, to succeed in boldness, V.: ausi paenitet, O.
Origins
Form of ausus, from audeō.