LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

autographus

autographus (feminine autographa, neuter autographum)
Classical[au̯ˈtɔ.ɡra.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈtɔː.ɡra.fus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivewritten with one's own hand

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeautographusautographaautographum
genitiveautographīautographaeautographī
dativeautographōautographaeautographō
accusativeautographumautographamautographum
ablativeautographōautographāautographō
vocativeautographeautographaautographum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeautographīautographaeautographa
genitiveautographōrumautographārumautographōrum
dativeautographīsautographīsautographīs
accusativeautographōsautographāsautographa
ablativeautographīsautographīsautographīs
vocativeautographīautographaeautographa

autŏgrăphus, a, um, adj., = αὐτόγραφος,
I. written with one's own hand, autograph: Autographā quādam epistulā Cenavi, ait, mi Tiberi, cum īsdem, Suet. Aug. 71: litterae, id. ib. 87.—Also subst.: autŏ-grăphum, i, n., an autograph, Symm. Ep. 3, 11.

Origins

From Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφος (autógraphos).

Descendants
  • Italianautografo
  • Portugueseautógrafo
  • Spanishautógrafo

Quick answers

What does autographus mean in Latin?
autographus, a adjective, means “written with one's own hand”.
How do you pronounce autographus?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈtɔ.ɡra.pʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈtɔː.ɡra.fus].