Arius

See also: Aríus and -arius

English

Etymology

From Latin Arīus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios), from Ἄρης (Árēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹi.əs/

Proper noun

Arius

  1. 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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Latin

View of the river

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριός (Ariós).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Arius m sg (genitive Ariī or Arī); second declension

  1. The main river of Aria, now the Hari (Afghanistan)
Declension

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

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios, from Ἄρης (Árēs, Ares) + -ιος (-ios)).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Arīus m sg (genitive Arīī); second declension

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, held most famously by Arius, Christian theologian and proverbial heretic (c. 250 – 336 CE).
Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Arīus
Genitive Arīī
Dative Arīō
Accusative Arīum
Ablative Arīō
Vocative Arī
Alternative forms

References

  • 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., 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 22
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