Averruncus

== Latin == === Etymology === See āverruncō (“to avert”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aː.wɛrˈrʊŋ.kʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.verˈruŋ.kus] === Proper noun === Āverruncus m sg (genitive Āverruncī); second declension (Roman mythology) The god who averts calamities ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Averruncus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Averruncus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray