Ausci

Latin

Etymology

Latinized Aquitanian/Proto-Basque name, possibly related to *euskala, though the initial diphthong presents a problem.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯s.kiː/, [ˈäu̯s̠kiː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.ʃi/, [ˈäu̯ʃi]

Proper noun

Auscī m pl (genitive Auscōrum); second declension

A tribe of Aquitania mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Auscī
Genitive	Auscōrum
Dative	Auscīs
Accusative	Auscōs
Ablative	Auscīs
Vocative	Auscī

References

Ausci in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
“Ausci”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Hualde, Lakarra, & Trask (1996): Towards a History of the Basque Language

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