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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably from Oscan *𐌀𐌓𐌓𐌉𐌄𐌔 (*Arries).[1]
Proper noun
Arrius m sg (genitive Arriī or Arrī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Arrius, a Roman praetor
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios).
Proper noun
Arrius m sg (genitive Arriī); second declension
- Alternative spelling of Arīus (given name)
Derived terms
References
- Arrius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Souter, Alexander (1949) “Arius”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D., 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 22
- ^ Salomies, Olli (2012) “The Nomina of the Samnites. A Checklist”, in Arctos: Acta Philologica Fennica, volume 46, page 143