Urius
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Latin Urius, derived from the Greek Οὔριος (Oúrios), itself derived from οὖρος (oûros, “fair wind”).
Proper noun edit
Urius (plural Urius)
- A rare epithet of the Roman god Jupiter.
- 1891, M. Tullius Cicero, translated by Charles Duke Yonge, Against Piso[1]:
- It was by you that the temple of Jupiter Urius, the most ancient and the most venerated of all the temples of the barbarians, was plundered.
- 1898, Harry Thurston Peck, transl., Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities[2]:
- Signia ... was celebrated for its temple of Iupiter Urius...
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu.ri.us/, [ˈʊriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.ri.us/, [ˈuːrius]
Etymology 1 edit
From urium, referring to the effect that the minerals have on its appearance.
Proper noun edit
Urius m sg (genitive Uriī or Urī); second declension
- A river in Hispania Baetica, now Tinto
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Urius |
Genitive | Uriī Urī1 |
Dative | Uriō |
Accusative | Urium |
Ablative | Uriō |
Vocative | Urī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- Urius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Etymology 2 edit
From Ancient Greek Οὔριος (Oúrios), from οὔριος (oúrios, “of the wind”), itself derived from οὖρος (oûros, “fair wind”).
Proper noun edit
Urius m sg (genitive Uriī or Urī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Urius |
Genitive | Uriī Urī1 |
Dative | Uriō |
Accusative | Urium |
Ablative | Uriō |
Vocative | Urī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).