Arius
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Arīus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios), from Ἄρης (Árēs).
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Proper noun edit
Arius
- A Greek male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by Arius, circa 250–336, a priest in Alexandria, the founder of Arianism
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Greek name
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Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριός (Ariós).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ri.us/, [ˈäriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ri.us/, [ˈäːrius]
Proper noun edit
Arius m sg (genitive Ariī or Arī); second declension
- The main river of Aria, now the Hari (Afghanistan)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Arius |
| Genitive | Ariī Arī1 |
| Dative | Ariō |
| Accusative | Arium |
| Ablative | Ariō |
| Vocative | Arī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios, from Ἄρης (Árēs, “Ares”) + -ιος (-ios)).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈriː.us/, [äˈriːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈri.us/, [äˈriːus]
Proper noun edit
Arīus m sg (genitive Arīī); second declension
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, held most famously by Arius, Christian theologian and proverbial heretic (c. 250 – 336 CE).
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Arīus |
| Genitive | Arīī |
| Dative | Arīō |
| Accusative | Arīum |
| Ablative | Arīō |
| Vocative | Arī |
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References edit
- Arius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Arius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Souter, Alexander (1949) “Arius”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.[1], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 22