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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>ătăvus</b>: (archaic, -ŏs), i, m. at [[avus]],<br /><b>I</b> the [[father]] of a [[great]]-[[great]]-[[grandfather]] ([[abavus]]) or [[great]]-[[great]]-[[grandmother]], opp. to [[adnepos]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., cf. Dig. 38, 10, 1, 38, 10, 10; Isid. Orig. 9, 5, 9 and 10; 9, 6, 23 and 25; Plaut. Pers. 1, 2, 5; Cic. Cael. 14.—<br /><b>II</b> In gen., [[sometimes]], [[like]] [[avus]], [[abavus]], etc., for [[ancestor]], [[forefather]]: [[Turnus]] [[avis]] atavisque [[potens]], Verg. A. 7, 56: Evocat antiquis proavos atavosque sepulchris, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 17: [[Maecenas]], atavis edite regibus, Hor. C. 1, 1, 1.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>ătăvus</b>,¹⁴ ī, m., quatrième aïeul : Cic. Cæl. 33 ; Dig. 38, 10, 1 &#124;&#124; <b>-vī</b>, m., ancêtres : Hor. O. 1, 1, 1 ; Virg. En. 7, 56.||<b>-vī</b>, m., ancêtres : Hor. O. 1, 1, 1 ; Virg. En. 7, 56.
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{{Georges
|georg=atavus, ī, m. ([[für]] attae [[avus]]), der [[Großvater]] [[des]] Urgroßvaters ([[abavus]]) od. der Urgroßmutter ([[abavia]]), der [[Urahn]], I) eig.: [[pater]], [[avus]], [[proavus]], [[abavus]], [[atavus]], [[tritavus]], Plaut.: [[avus]] et [[atavus]] [[noster]], Varr. fr.: [[atavus]] [[maternus]], Solin.: [[non]] patrem tuum videras, [[non]] patruum, [[non]] avum; proavum, atavum audiveras consules fuisse, Cic. – II) übtr., atavi = die Ahnesahnen, Vorfahren, [[Turnus]] [[avis]] atavisque [[potens]], Verg.: [[Maecenas]] atavis edite regibus, Hor.: [[veteres]] [[illi]] [[Sabini]] atavique [[Romani]], Col. – / Arch. Nomin. atavos, Plaut. Pers. 57.
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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=atavus atavi N M :: great-great-great grandfather, father of abavus/abavia; far ancestor, forefather
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