Latin Word of the Day
avus
grandfather
Definitions
| Latin > English |
| avus |
| 1. n. grandfather |
| 2. n. an ancestor, a progenitor, a forefather, a forebear |
| 3. n. an old man |
Example Sentences
| Senex, quem nuper vidisti, avus meus est. The old man you just saw is my grandfather. Avus meus in Secundo Bello Mundano periit. My grandfather died in the Second World War. |
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