Arius

See also: Aríus and -arius

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Arīus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

Related terms

• Arian

Translations

Greek name

• Armenian: Արիոս (Arios)
• French: Arius (fr)
• German: Arius
• Greek: Άρειος (Áreios)

  Ancient:

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Ario (it)
• Latin: Arīus
• Portuguese: Ário (pt) m
• Russian: А́рий (ru) (Árij)

Anagrams

• Urias

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Latin

View of the river

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριός (Ariós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ri.us/, [ˈäriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ri.us/, [ˈäːrius]

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).

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