Ariovistus
Latin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Likely from proto-germanic *Harjafristaz, from *harjaz ("army, host") + *fristaz ("lord, ruler") (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /a.ri.oˈu̯is.tus/, [ärioˈu̯ɪs̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.ri.oˈvis.tus/, [ärioˈvist̪us]
Proper noun
Ariovistus m sg (genitive Ariovistī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ariovistus |
Genitive | Ariovistī |
Dative | Ariovistō |
Accusative | Ariovistum |
Ablative | Ariovistō |
Vocative | Arioviste |
References
- 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