Arius
See also: aríus and -arius
English
Etymology
From Latin Arīus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios), from Ἄρης (Árēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹi.əs/
Proper noun
Arius
- a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἄρειος (Áreios), Arius, notably borne by Arius, circa 250–336, a priest in Alexandria, the founder of Arianism.
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Translations
Greek name
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριός (Ariós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.ri.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.ri.us]
Proper noun
Arius m sg (genitive Ariī or Arī); second declension
- The main river of Aria, now the Hari (Afghanistan)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios, from Ἄρης (Árēs, “Ares”) + -ιος (-ios)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈriː.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈriː.us]
Proper noun
Arīus m sg (genitive Arīī); second declension
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, held most famously by Arius, Christian theologian and proverbial heretic (c. 250 – 336 CE)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Alternative forms
References
- Arius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Arius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Souter, Alexander (1949) “Arius”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.[1], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 22
Old English
Etymology
From Latin Arīus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios), from Ἄρης (Árēs).
Proper noun
Arīus m
- a male given name
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Aríus”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.