[ˈau̯.rũː], [ˈaːu̯.rum]
OriginRhoticization of Old Latin ausum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éws-o-m (or less likely *h₂é-h₂us-om) (“gold”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”). Cognate with Lithuanian áuksas, Old Lithuanian ausas, Old Prussian ausis, Tocharian A wäs, Tocharian B yasā.
- declension-2, neutergold (as mineral or metal)
“Cui pharetrā ex aurō, crīnēs nōdantur in aurum,
aurea purpuream subnectit fībula vestem.
[Dido appears,] with her gold quiver, her tresses knotted into a gold [clasp], [and] a gold buckle fastens her ”
- declension-2, neutergold (colour)
- declension-2, neuterany object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring
- declension-2, neuterlustre
- declension-2, neutera Golden Age
Formsaurī(genitive) · aurum(nominative, singular) · aurī(genitive, singular) · aurō(dative, singular) · aurum(accusative, singular) · aurō(ablative, singular) · aurum(singular, vocative) · ausum(alternative, archaic) · ōrum(alternative) · ☉(alternative)