Agusta

Borrowed from English August.

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.ɡús.tàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔà.ɡʷʊ́s.tàː]

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Àgustā̀ m

1. August

• Austa, Auusta (eye dialect)
• Aosta, Agosta (o-coloured dialects)

From Medieval Latin A(u)gusta, ultimately from Latin augustus, derived from the root of Latin augeō (“I increase, enlarge”). Cognate with Franco-Provençal Aoûta, French Aoste, Italian Aosta ~ Augusta, Piedmontese Osta.

• IPA^(key): /aˈu.sta/, [aˈ(β)u.sta], [-u.ʃta]
• Rhymes: -(β)usta, -uʃta
• Hyphenation: A‧gù‧sta

Agusta f

1. Augusta (a city in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy)
2. the capital city of Aosta Valley, Italy.
3. the sole province of Valle d'Aosta, Italy.

   Synonym: Vaḍḍu d'Agusta

4. The derived name of several ancient towns, such as Augusta Praetōria (modern day Aosta), Augusta Taurīnōrum (modern day Turin) or Augusta Vindelicōrum (modern day Augsburg)

• Italian: Aosta, Agosta (as surnames)