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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
- (history) A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
- 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
- Arminius
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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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