avi

avi is a Latin form of avis, meaning “bird; omen, sign”. It is the dative singular feminine noun or nominative plural masculine noun or vocative plural masculine noun.

It can also be a form of avus, “grandfather; (pl.) ancestors”.

Found 80 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Cicero, In C. Verrem 1.1.52: … ocerum fuisse. quare si Glabrionis patris vim et acrimoniam ceperis ad resistendum hominibus audacissimis, si avi Scaevolae prudentiam ad prospiciendas insidias quae tuae atque horum famae comparantur, si soceri Scauri cons …

Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum 24: … lite; me manibus impiis eripite, per maiestatem imperi, per amicitiae fidem, si ulla apud vos memoria remanet aui mei Masinissae."

Plautus, Epidicus 2.2.182: liquido éxeo foras auspício, aví sinistra;

All forms of avis (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.