Urius

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English

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Etymology

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From the Latin Urius, derived from the Greek Οὔριος (Oúrios), itself derived from οὖρος (oûros, fair wind).

Proper noun

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Urius (plural Urius)

  1. A rare epithet of the Roman god Jupiter.

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From urium, referring to the effect that the minerals have on its appearance.

The distinctive color of the river

Proper noun

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Urius m sg (genitive Uriī or Urī); second declension

  1. A river in Hispania Baetica, now Tinto
Declension
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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

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  • Urius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek Οὔριος (Oúrios), from οὔριος (oúrios, of the wind), itself derived from οὖρος (oûros, fair wind).

Proper noun

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Urius m sg (genitive Uriī or Urī); second declension

  1. A rare epithet of the god Jupiter.
    • 55BC Cicero, Against Piso[3]
      A te Iovis Vrii fanum antiquissimum barbarorum sanctissimumque direptum est.
Declension
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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).