Herius

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Latin

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Herius m sg (genitive Heriī or Herī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Herius Asinius, a soldier of the Marrucini
Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Herius
genitive Heriī
Herī1
dative Heriō
accusative Herium
ablative Heriō
vocative Herī

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥριος (Hḗrios).

The river Vilaine

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hērius m sg (genitive Hēriī or Hērī); second declension

  1. A river of Gallia Lugdunensis mentioned by Ptolemy, maybe the Vilaine
Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Hērius
genitive Hēriī
Hērī1
dative Hēriō
accusative Hērium
ablative Hēriō
vocative Hērī

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

References

  • Herius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Herius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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