Urius

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Urius (plural Urius)

1. A rare epithet of the Roman god Jupiter.
   • 1891, M. Tullius Cicero, translated by Charles Duke Yonge, Against Piso‎^[1]:

     It was by you that the temple of Jupiter Urius, the most ancient and the most venerated of all the temples of the barbarians, was plundered.

   • 1898, Harry Thurston Peck, transl., Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities‎^[2]:

     Signia ... was celebrated for its temple of Iupiter Urius...

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ri.us/, [ˈʊriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ri.us/, [ˈuːrius]

Etymology 1

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

The distinctive color of the river

Proper noun

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

1. A river in Hispania Baetica, now Tinto

Declension

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

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

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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

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).