Arrius

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ri.us/, [ˈärːiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ri.us/, [ˈärːius]

Etymology 1

Probably from Oscan *𐌀𐌓𐌓𐌉𐌄𐌔 (*Arries).

Proper noun

Arrius m sg (genitive Arriī or Arrī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Quintus Arrius, a Roman praetor

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Arrius
Genitive	Arriī Arrī1
Dative	Arriō
Accusative	Arrium
Ablative	Arriō
Vocative	Arrī

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

Derived terms

• Arria

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios).

Proper noun

Arrius m sg (genitive Arriī); second declension

1. Alternative spelling of Arīus (given name)

Derived terms

• Arriānus

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.‎^[2], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 22