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

1. A German king, who engaged war against Caesar

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