Ariovistus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of disputed origin. Possibly meaning "noble sage," from Gaulish arios (“noble”) + *uissu- (“knowledge, perception”) << Proto-Celtic *wissus (“knowledge”). Or less likely, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“host, army”) + *frustaz, *furistaz (“foremost, ruler, lord”). More at Ariovistus.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.ri.ɔˈwɪs.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.ri.oˈvis.tus]
Proper noun
[edit]Ariovistus m sg (genitive Ariovistī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ariovistus |
| genitive | Ariovistī |
| dative | Ariovistō |
| accusative | Ariovistum |
| ablative | Ariovistō |
| vocative | Arioviste |
Descendants
[edit]- → French: Arioviste (learned)
References
[edit]- ^ Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (Éditions Errance, 2003), p. 55; also p. 215 on Ariomanus, p. 174 on Ariogaisus, p. 318 on Ariovistus, p. 55 on Ariobindus.
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “aryo”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 43
Further reading
[edit]- “Ariovistus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Ariovistus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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