austerus

austerus

Latin

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    austērus (feminine austēra, neuter austērum, comparative austērior); first/second-declension adjective

    1. austere, plain
    2. harsh, bitter, sour
    3. sharp, pungent, tart

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative austērus austēra austērum austērī austērae austēra
    genitive austērī austērae austērī austērōrum austērārum austērōrum
    dative austērō austērae austērō austērīs
    accusative austērum austēram austērum austērōs austērās austēra
    ablative austērō austērā austērō austērīs
    vocative austēre austēra austērum austērī austērae austēra

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: auster
    • English: austere
    • French: austère
    • Galician: austero
    • Italian: austero
    • Portuguese: austero
    • Spanish: austero

    References

    • austerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • austerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "austerus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • austerus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.