Arrius
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈar.ri.us/, [ˈärːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈar.ri.us/, [ˈärːius]
Etymology 1 edit
Probably from Oscan *𐌀𐌓𐌓𐌉𐌄𐌔 (*Arries).[1]
Proper noun edit
Arrius m sg (genitive Arriī or Arrī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Arrius, a Roman praetor
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Arrius |
Genitive | Arriī Arrī1 |
Dative | Arriō |
Accusative | Arrium |
Ablative | Arriō |
Vocative | Arrī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios).
Proper noun edit
Arrius m sg (genitive Arriī); second declension
- Alternative spelling of Arīus (given name)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Arrius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Souter, Alexander (1949) “Arius”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.[2], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 22