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augusto

august

adjective ah-oo-GOO-stoh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: Latin augustus ('venerable, sacred'), the title given to the emperor Augustus.

Also means

majestic

Usage Note

Augusto as a common adjective means 'august, venerable, majestic' and is used in formal or literary registers: una presenza augusta ('an august presence'). It is also a common Italian male given name. When written with a capital A, Agosto is the month of August. Lowercase augusto as an adjective is rare in everyday speech but appears in official and ceremonial language.

Examples

"La cerimonia si svolse in un'aula augustissima."

Natural Translation

The ceremony took place in a most august hall.

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