Aradus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄραδος (Árados).

View of the island

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra.dus/, [ˈäräd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra.dus/, [ˈäːräd̪us]

Proper noun

Aradus f sg (genitive Aradī); second declension

1. An island off the coast of Phoenicia
2. An important city on this island, now Arwad

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aradus
Genitive	Aradī
Dative	Aradō
Accusative	Aradum
Ablative	Aradō
Vocative	Arade
Locative	Aradī

Derived terms

• Aradius

References

• Aradus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Aradus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly