Herius

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Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Herius m sg (genitive Heriī or Herī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Herius Asinius, a soldier of the Marrucini
Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Herius
Genitive Heriī
Herī1
Dative Heriō
Accusative Herium
Ablative Heriō
Vocative Herī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥριος (Hḗrios).

The river Vilaine

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hērius m sg (genitive Hēriī or Hērī); second declension

  1. A river of Gallia Lugdunensis mentioned by Ptolemy, maybe the Vilaine
Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Hērius
Genitive Hēriī
Hērī1
Dative Hēriō
Accusative Hērium
Ablative Hēriō
Vocative Hērī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References[edit]

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