Arminius

English

Etymology

From Latin Arminius, probably from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz, but has been associated, at least since the 16th century, with the name Herman, German Hermann.

Proper noun

Arminius

1. (history) A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
2. Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.

Translations

Germanic chieftain

• Armenian: Արմինիոս (Arminios), Արմին (Armin)
• French: Arminius (fr)
• German: Hermann (de) m, Arminius m
• Greek: Αρμίνιος (Armínios)
• Italian: Arminio (it)
• Latin: Arminius
• Portuguese: Armínio m
• Russian: Арми́ний (ru) (Armínij)

Dutch theologian

• Portuguese: Armínio m

Anagrams

• Sumirian

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz, if so, directly cognate with Old Norse Jǫrmunr (“Odin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /arˈmi.ni.us/, [ärˈmɪniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈmi.ni.us/, [ärˈmiːnius]

Proper noun

Arminius m sg (genitive Arminiī or Arminī); second declension

1. Arminius

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Arminius
Genitive	Arminiī Arminī1
Dative	Arminiō
Accusative	Arminium
Ablative	Arminiō
Vocative	Arminī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• English: Arminius
• German: Armin
  • English: Armin
  • French: Armin
• Hungarian: Ármin

References

• Arminius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Arminius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray