Arminius

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English

Etymology

From Latin Arminius, probably from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz, but has been associated, at least since the 16th century, with the name Herman, German Hermann.

Proper noun

Arminius

  1. (history) A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
  2. Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.

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Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz, if so, directly cognate with Old Norse Jǫrmunr (“Odin”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Arminius m sg (genitive Arminiī or Arminī); second declension

  1. Arminius

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Arminius
Genitive Arminiī
Arminī1
Dative Arminiō
Accusative Arminium
Ablative Arminiō
Vocative Arminī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • English: Arminius
  • German: Armin
  • Hungarian: Ármin

References

  • Arminius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Arminius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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