Arion

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Translingual

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Arion ater (black slug)

Etymology

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Proper noun

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Arion m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Arionidae – air-breathing land slugs, the roundback slugs.

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English

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Proper noun

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Arion

  1. A Greek poet
  2. A city in Iowa

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἀρῑ́ων (Arī́ōn).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Arīōn m sg (genitive Arīonis); third declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Arion
  2. Arion of Methymna, a Greek cytharode saved by dolphins from drowning

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Arīōn
Genitive Arīonis
Dative Arīonī
Accusative Arīona
Ablative Arīone
Vocative Arīōn

Descendants

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  • English: Arion
  • Italian: Arione