Aretas

See also: Arétas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρέτας (Arétas).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.re.taːs/, [ˈärɛt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.re.tas/, [ˈäːret̪äs]

Proper noun

Aretās m sg (genitive Aretae); first declension

1. The name of various kings of the Nabataeans

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aretās
Genitive	Aretae
Dative	Aretae
Accusative	Aretān
Ablative	Aretā
Vocative	Aretā

References

• “Aretas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray