Venustus

See also: venustus

Latin

Etymology

From venustus (“charming, lovely”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯eˈnus.tus/, [u̯ɛˈnʊs̠t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /veˈnus.tus/, [veˈnust̪us]

Proper noun

Venustus m sg (genitive Venustī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Volusius Venustus, a Roman aristocrat

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Venustus
genitive	Venustī
dative	Venustō
accusative	Venustum
ablative	Venustō
vocative	Venuste

References

• Venustus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.