Arrius

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Latin[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably from Oscan *𐌀𐌓𐌓𐌉𐌄𐌔 (*Arries).[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Arrius m sg (genitive Arriī or Arrī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. 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

  1. 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
  1. ^ Salomies, Olli (2012) “The Nomina of the Samnites. A Checklist”, in Arctos: Acta Philologica Fennica[1], volume 46, page 143