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τούτων γάρ ὄνομα μόνον κοινόν, ὁ δέ κατά τοὔνομα λόγος τῆς οὐσίας ἕτερος → though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each (Aristotle, Categoriae 1a3-4)
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|gf=<b>ăvus</b>⁸ (<b>ăvŏs</b>), ī, m., aïeul, grand-père : Cic. Cat. 3, 10, etc. || pl., les aïeux : Liv. 4, 44, 2 ; 7, 40, 11 || [en part.] un vieillard : Albin. Mæc. 4. | |gf=<b>ăvus</b>⁸ (<b>ăvŏs</b>), ī, m., aïeul, grand-père : Cic. Cat. 3, 10, etc. || pl., les aïeux : Liv. 4, 44, 2 ; 7, 40, 11 || [en part.] un vieillard : Albin. Mæc. 4.||pl., les aïeux : Liv. 4, 44, 2 ; 7, 40, 11||[en part.] un vieillard : Albin. Mæc. 4. | ||
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Revision as of 07:28, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ăvus: (AVS, Inscr. Fabr. 389, also ăvŏs), i, m. kindr. with Goth. avo, grandmother; old Norse, afi, grandfather; cf. Heb. , āb, father; Chald. , ἀββᾶ; and Engl. abbot,
I a grandfather, grandsire.
I Lit.: pater, avus, proavus, abavus, atavus, tritavus, Plaut. Pers. 1, 2, 5; so Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 48; Cic. Cael. 14, 33; id. Mur. 7; Hor. S. 1, 6, 131; Vulg. Exod. 10, 6; cf. Dig. 38, 10, 1; 38, 10, 10; Isid. Orig. 9, 5, 9; 9, 6, 23.—Also transf. to animals (cf. 1. avitus, II.), Verg. G. 4, 209.—
II In gen.
A Ancestor, forefather, Hor. S. 1, 6, 3; Ov. F. 2, 30; id. H. 16 (15), 174; id. M. 9, 491; 15, 425; id. P. 4, 8, 18; Vulg. Gen. 28, 4 al.—
B An old man, Albin. 2, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ăvus⁸ (ăvŏs), ī, m., aïeul, grand-père : Cic. Cat. 3, 10, etc. || pl., les aïeux : Liv. 4, 44, 2 ; 7, 40, 11 || [en part.] un vieillard : Albin. Mæc. 4.
